Boosting Signal Strength

Hi,
I've read many previous threads, but I didn't find what I was looking for. So I apologize if this is repetitive.
We have FIOS wireless in the front of our house. Throughout the house we get great reception on our laptops.
Our son's room is outside, attached to the garage, about 80' away from our router. So, the signal must travel about 80' and thru a multitude of walls.
Is there a signal repeater or booster I can purchase so my son can have a stronger internet signal in his room?

Do you have FiOS TV? And if so, does he have the TV service out there? If so, and assuming you are using the Verizon-supplied ActionTec router, you can probably go to eBay and buy a Motorola NIM-100 box that will allow him to connect wired to your router via the NIM.
I have a different but somewhat similar situation, my router is at one end of the house and my wife's PC is at the other end, with many walls plus the distance, the wireless signal was good at times, not so good at others. But she does have a TV in that room. So, since I had a left-over NIM, I just put a splitter (5-1000 MHz) on the coax, ran one output to the TV and the other output to the NIM. Then plugged an ethernet cable into the NIM and her PC, no more complaints from her about losing connection or speed.
Other than that, there are plenty of wireless access points that you can buy; for example, NewEgg has a LINKSYS WAP54G on sale for members for $55 with free shipping (and no sales tax in some areas). Another option that might work is to replace the antenna on the router with a better one, I know some people have done that with good results.
Good luck.
Justin
Verizon FiOS TV, Internet, and phone
IMG 1.6.0, Build 06.89
Keller, TX 76248

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There is good news and bad news. The good news is that you are not going mad. The bad news is that you have a new version of the software which unfortunately doesn't include a signal strength tool.
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Try upgrading the firmware i would suggest. There is no harm in upgrading the firmware.
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Thanks Rod. Your comments were very helpful...
Apologies for the dash of sarcasm, M., but these things usually are just that simple to get running, and your Dell jokes started me down that path you know . Yes, I should have resisted the temptation.
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