Repeat/Extend Wireless School Network?

[lwt103]

Hello,

I used to live in a school dorm with an unencrypted wireless access for students to use (you connect to unencrypted signal but authenticate using a web browser once connected). For my sophomore year I have moved to an apartment just across the street from the dorm. From up in my room I no longer see the signal, but from the bench just outside my window on my ground I can connect. Is there some type of device or antenna I can buy to connect to the network from my new apartment? I'm not sure what device the school is using to broadcast the signal with. I think it's a Cisco device, but that's all I know. Thanks so much.

 

[Saga Lout]

Hello,

I used to live in a school dorm with an unencrypted wireless access for students to use (you connect to unencrypted signal but authenticate using a web browser once connected). For my sophomore year I have moved to an apartment just across the street from the dorm. From up in my room I no longer see the signal, but from the bench just outside my window on my ground I can connect. Is there some type of device or antenna I can buy to connect to the network from my new apartment? I'm not sure what device the school is using to broadcast the signal with. I think it's a Cisco device, but that's all I know. Thanks so much.

Do you not think it's better and more considerate to ask the Schools network Administrator this one rather here at than Tom's?

 

[lwt103]

It's at a university with something like 30,000 students. The last thing the IT department wants is to answer a simple question like this. I asked for help, not scrutiny. If you don't have advice to give, please don't respond.

 

[Saga Lout]

Who's scrutinising - unless you feel fuilty about soomething? It's better to ask them because they might be able to boost the signal to you without interfering with signals already in the whole apartment block.