Lights... modem... no juice

So we've moved. That part was uneventful and un-rainy, which was great. But on Monday when the cable guy showed up to install my new modem, we worked out that the cable outlet is at the very opposite end of the apartment from my office.

Now I didn't want to run an ugly black cable from one end of the place to the other, so under the patient guidance of tech genius Jeremy, I decided that a Linksys wireless router might just do the trick.

I got the router, a new Airport card for my Mac, hooked it all up and it worked beautifully; the VOIP phone is clear, the modem is lightning fast, the router's light are flashing... and the minute I move my computer more than 5 feet away from the unit my connection dies. So much for wireless - the guy at the shop actually told me it would work through 2 floors of concrete.

So I'm now working in the living room, miles away from my desk, sitting on the floor with my computer on the coffee table. It's times like these I wish I still worked in an office and had only to dial tech support for assistance.