As I understand, going to max(power) has always lead to premature failure of the router.change the transmission power setting
What wi-fi router are you using? On some, you can change the transmission power setting.
Another option, if you don't mind tinkering, is get a wi-fi router that's compatible w/ custom firmware like dd-wrt. Flash the router w/ the custom firmware and configure it as a repeater bridge. I did this at my parents' house years ago. Bought a refurbished Linksys WRT54G2, after flashing and reconfiguring the router, I was able to extend the range.
Tomato is another customer firmware. Haven't used it so can't comment on the pros and cons.
As I understand, going to max(power) has always lead to premature failure of the router.
(more power {watts or rf} generate more heat -> sooner failure).
An RF repeater is a nice solution like the netgear DLW-G810 (albeit is out of production, but you can find others)
As I understand, going to max(power) has always lead to premature failure of the router.
(more power {watts or rf} generate more heat -> sooner failure).