Can I use my wireless MCE PC as a range extender of my WiFi ?

I have an MCE PC in my lounge room. It has a Dlink wireless PCI card in it
for my connection, via my Dlink router, to the internet. Now, this may become
a Dlink specific issue but first I'll pose my question here.
Is there any way that I can use the MCE PC to let my Nokia N95 get online ?
Essentially I'm trying to use MCE as a range extender for my wireless
network. The N95 can't reliably use the router signal as the router is too
far from the lounge room but MCE has a high gain antenna and performs
flawlessly online.

Any ideas ?
Thanks very much.

A PC cannot function as a range extender, you would need a device that will
work as one.

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"Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have an MCE PC in my lounge room. It has a Dlink wireless PCI card in it
> for my connection, via my Dlink router, to the internet. Now, this may
> become
> a Dlink specific issue but first I'll pose my question here.
> Is there any way that I can use the MCE PC to let my Nokia N95 get online
> ?
> Essentially I'm trying to use MCE as a range extender for my wireless
> network. The N95 can't reliably use the router signal as the router is too
> far from the lounge room but MCE has a high gain antenna and performs
> flawlessly online.
>
> Any ideas ?
> Thanks very much.

Just seems crazy it can't be made to do it. Considering all the things that
pcs CAN actually do. Almost like no one has simply bother writing an app that
lets it do range extending.

Thanks anyway though. Cheers

"Richard G. Harper" wrote:

> A PC cannot function as a range extender, you would need a device that will
> work as one.
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>
>
> "Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5ACE3CDD-4B7E-487F-988D-91EF113EFD67@microsoft.com...
> >I have an MCE PC in my lounge room. It has a Dlink wireless PCI card in it
> > for my connection, via my Dlink router, to the internet. Now, this may
> > become
> > a Dlink specific issue but first I'll pose my question here.
> > Is there any way that I can use the MCE PC to let my Nokia N95 get online
> > ?
> > Essentially I'm trying to use MCE as a range extender for my wireless
> > network. The N95 can't reliably use the router signal as the router is too
> > far from the lounge room but MCE has a high gain antenna and performs
> > flawlessly online.
> >
> > Any ideas ?
> > Thanks very much.
>

Hi
Wireless cards are clients device so one single card can not function as a
Client and a Master.
It can be done by adding a second Wireless card to the PC and connecting it
(if the Nokia allows) in Ad-Hoc configuration plus routing through Bridging,
or ICS. It might work but it probably would be Quirky. This you better off
buying Wireless hardware that can do WDS and create a WDS Network.
Most D-Link Wireless Routers do not do WDS. If your does not, you have to
buy two Routers that do WDS.
Wireless Modes - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html
Wireless Bridging - http://www.ezlan.net/bridging.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).)

"Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5ACE3CDD-4B7E-487F-988D-91EF113EFD67@microsoft.com...
>I have an MCE PC in my lounge room. It has a Dlink wireless PCI card in it
> for my connection, via my Dlink router, to the internet. Now, this may
> become
> a Dlink specific issue but first I'll pose my question here.
> Is there any way that I can use the MCE PC to let my Nokia N95 get online
> ?
> Essentially I'm trying to use MCE as a range extender for my wireless
> network. The N95 can't reliably use the router signal as the router is too
> far from the lounge room but MCE has a high gain antenna and performs
> flawlessly online.
>
> Any ideas ?
> Thanks very much.