Cheapest Fastest Ugliest Wireless Router Antenna Mod with Primestar Dish

Posted in: Wireless Network | January 3rd, 2009

I have been assembling a home server rack for about 3 weeks and needed to test out my router with the server outside in my garage. After testing I did not want to move the router but could not get Wi-Fi inside my house with my laptop and TiVo. After searching the internet i tried the pop can reflector antenna mod, but that did not help. After looking around I took out my old Primestar dish. I thought i might be able to use it in the same way as the pop can mod. Now I know this ugly but it Really Works. What I did was just tie strap the router to the Primestar Dish and That’s It!

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The signal went from  10% to 90% after testing and pointing the dish.

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2 Responses to “Cheapest Fastest Ugliest Wireless Router Antenna Mod with Primestar Dish”

  1. boomer Says:
    September 7th, 2009 at 9:03 am

    cool

  2. dex Says:
    December 22nd, 2009 at 11:26 pm

    Wait wait WAIT, you put your server rack OUTSIDE of your house? Nice antenna but would it not have been easier to 1. keep the server(s) inside 2. run a ethernet so your entire LAN is not being broadcasted though the air space?

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