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I've tried various extenders for large homes, and this is by far the most reliable unit I've found:<br />
<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122388" rel="ugc">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122388</a><br />
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It's very simple to set up -- especially if your current router is a Netgear unit, but even if it's not it only takes a few minutes. &nbsp; &nbsp; And you can move the extender unit to any plug in the house, so you can easily find the location that gives you the best signal for the distant end.
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I've tried various extenders for large homes, and this is by far the most reliable unit I've found:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122388 [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122388]

It's very simple to set up -- especially if your current router is a Netgear unit, but even if it's not it only takes a few minutes.     And you can move the extender unit to any plug in the house, so you can easily find the location that gives you the best signal for the distant end.

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What about access points? You can pair them and will traverse longer distances.
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What about access points? You can pair them and will traverse longer distances.

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Powerline extender worked great!
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I have a wireless router upstairs in my house that is connected to my cable modem. &nbsp;I need to extend the wireless signal to the basement as the signal is weak that far away from the wireless router. &nbsp; However, I can't run a Ethernet cable from the basement to the upstairs router so I am wondering what my options are?<br />
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Thanks!
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I have a wireless router upstairs in my house that is connected to my cable modem.  I need to extend the wireless signal to the basement as the signal is weak that far away from the wireless router.   However, I can't run a Ethernet cable from the basement to the upstairs router so I am wondering what my options are?

Thanks!

Extending Wireless Signal

Wireless networking is anything related to the transfer of data between two (or more) devices without the use of a physical connection, ranging from getting advice on a new Bluetooth headset to configuring sophisticated enterprise level networks.

Wireless Networking

Wireless networking is a method by which homes, telecommunications networks and enterprise (business) installations avoid the costly process of introducing cables into a building, or as a connection between various equipment locations. Wireless telecommunications networks are generally implemented and administered using radio communication. This implementation takes place at the physical level (layer) of the OSI model network structure. The key hardware components of a wireless computer network include adapters, routers and access points, antennas and repeaters.

Wireless Hardware

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.