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[snip... regarding a Mac Mini that's missing hitting
an access point by "that much"]

If both houses are fed by the same transformer,
a poweline adapter set might be a good option.

For some reason there's a heavy amount of resistance
to using them, but they do often work.

Another suggestion that you did mention was using
an external WiFi unit. THat is, in fact, what
I was doing in a similar situation. I have a
Hawking, something or another, about the size
of two cigarettes wrapped together, that plugs
into a USB port on my Mac. I then have a 15 foot
USB cable which lets me stick the Hawking over
by my window.

So yes, those can succeed. But... you won't really
know until you try it.





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In the last episode of <kgmk8a$cut$>, danny burstein
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>If both houses are fed by the same transformer,
>a poweline adapter set might be a good option.
>
>For some reason there's a heavy amount of resistance
>to using them, but they do often work.

The resistance is usually just due to their inherent unreliability, plus
the fact that you never really know if they'll work until you invest.

For example, if your house is fed by two 120V circuits on different
phases (designed to offer 240V to specific appliances), it will only
work on half of a single house, and half of your neighbour's house,
despite being fed from the same transformer.

That's not to say they're an inherently bad solution, it's just less
than ideal.

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