How can I extend the range of my wireless network?

If your house is too large for your wireless router, you can easily broaden the network’s range by purchasing a network extender.

These plug into any outlet and work to amplify weak signals. And extender can even let you boost a weak unprotected signal from a neighbor’s house, so that you can go online through their network.

Troy Dreier is a freelance tech writer based in the New York City area.