# Network Geeks - Wireless Question Inside **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 31, 2010, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-geeks-wireless-question-inside/152496 "2010-03-31T07:20:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-geeks-wireless-question-inside/152496/1 "2010-03-31T07:20:27Z")
Lets say I put one of these: ![http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/9361/9361246_ra.jpg](http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/9361/9361246_ra.jpg) Inside one of these: ![http://estore.websitepros.com/stores/1895384/catalog/20dry.jpg](http://estore.websitepros.com/stores/1895384/catalog/20dry.jpg) That also contained one of these: ![http://www.drives.co.uk/images/news/Siemens%20copper-rotor%20motor%20cutaway.jpg](http://www.drives.co.uk/images/news/Siemens%20copper-rotor%20motor%20cutaway.jpg) And shit like this: ![http://www.randecorp.com/public/images/picture_010.jpg](http://www.randecorp.com/public/images/picture_010.jpg) So I was getting like a 20 foot range. Any way to improve that? Are all wireless routers essentially the same? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-geeks-wireless-question-inside/152496/2 "2010-03-31T07:30:20Z")
:io: ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-geeks-wireless-question-inside/152496/3 "2010-03-31T07:31:05Z")
lol how far are you trying to go? ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-geeks-wireless-question-inside/152496/4 "2010-03-31T07:32:43Z")
why are you in a shipping container? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-geeks-wireless-question-inside/152496/5 "2010-03-31T07:35:06Z")
Maybe 100 feet if that? I’m pretty sure that I don’t have a chance in hell at making this work around spinning 4160 volt motors and whatnot, but I figured I’d ask. ---------- Post added at 10:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:34 AM ---------- > [@Geehee](#): > > why are you in a shipping container? :snky: ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-geeks-wireless-question-inside/152496/6 "2010-03-31T07:40:55Z")
You can’t hang a directional antenna outside of it? ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-geeks-wireless-question-inside/152496/7 "2010-03-31T07:41:38Z")
Any way yo get the antenna outside the container? If so, MAYBE… BIG MAYBE one of the “custom” directional antennas would work. ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-geeks-wireless-question-inside/152496/8 "2010-03-31T07:45:37Z")
also you could use a range extender (or possibly more than one). [http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=wireless+range+extender&x=0&y=0](http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=wireless+range+extender&x=0&y=0) ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-geeks-wireless-question-inside/152496/9 "2010-03-31T07:48:39Z")
Cable it is. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-geeks-wireless-question-inside/152496/10 "2010-03-31T08:10:34Z")
I wonder if the EMI from all that will mess with the cat5 You want to borrow some fiber? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-geeks-wireless-question-inside/152496/11 "2010-03-31T08:16:14Z")
Nope. Well, actually the last time I did it I converted to fiber right inside the control panel and ran fiber about 150 feet away. I wonder…