Boosting the Tx power of the router only solves half of the problem. Wifi connections are symmetric; the clients need to transmit back to the router, too. A b

Boosting the Tx power of the router only solves half of the problem. Wifi connections are symmetric; the clients need to transmit back to the router, too. A bigger antenna (even home-brewed like this) boosts Tx and Rx capability, so it's a better solution.