Looking to expand wireless network

i live in a house of 1400 feet and i am looking to get more coverage out of my time capsual. It there a way to do that? I am using the old apple wall plugs wify but they seam to not increase the distance of the wify signal. some one told me that the new airport express is better then the time capusale. i just bought my time capsual in January. Would i be able to buy a new express and hook it into the time capusale.

some one told me that the new airport express is better then the time capusale
What version of the Time Capsule do you have? Look for the Model No on the bottom of the device if you are not sure. It will start with "A" followed by four numbers.
I am using the old apple wall plugs wify but they seam to not increase the distance of the wify signal.
What version of the "old" Express are these models? Look on the side of the device for the Model No. The only versions that will extend a Time Capsule network wirelessly are Model No A1264....and the Model A1392.
Would i be able to buy a new express
Your decision on that. It's about $100 and change.
and hook it into the time capusale.
Not sure what you mean by "hook". Would this be a wireless only connection.....or.....are you planning to "hook" the AirPort Express into the Time Capsule using a wired Ethernet cable?

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By the way, the -- are not included..
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WRT54G - wireless network listing gives me two automatic choices.

let me explain.
On my "view wireless networks" are I used to connect to a basic connection called Linksys. This is the SSID that the router names by default. This connection always said excellent in the signal strength area.
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As I understand , You have your new Network configured on
the Router, with a new SSID Name, and WEP Key.
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XP System ] , click ' start ', type services.msc, press return,
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Advanced, don't you ? Click on Wireless Networks,
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Settings ' and down below, Under Preferred Networks,
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My entire house is wired for ethernet access (2 floors). I have a Time Capsule on the 2nd floor that reaches the entire house except for one room.
In this one room I have an ethernet port plugged into an Airport Express.
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I'm looking to extent my wireless network.

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Hello,
My laptop won't pick up any wireless networks at all - I'm having what seems like a few different problems:
1. Because the laptop won't pick up any wireless networks, I can't of course connect to the internet without using my ethernet cable.
2. When I try to turn my adapter on using the F12 key, all it does is toggle airplane mode - which isn't going to help me connect to the internet.
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Hello dginther,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand wireless is not working properly. If the issue just began occurring, I would perform a system restore. I want you to bring the computer back to the earliest restore point possible, in an attempt to dodge whatever caused the issue. Here is a document on how to perform a System Restore: System Restore
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