On Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:12:02 +0000, The Original Jake wrote:
Reading all the posts, I think some may be confusing a "wireless
extender" and a "router".

Quite, see my last post. An "extender" is no use as there is no useable
signal in the kitchen to extend, if there was a signal there wouldn't be
a requirement to extend/provide one in the first place...

A "router" is not required either unless you very loosely apply the
marketing use of the word to refer to *any* box that that passes traffic
from one interface to another.

All that is required is a wireless access point.

The first question, though, is does he want an extender or a router.

Niether an access point... B-)

The former will be cheaper but it simply boosts the signal.

No signal to boost...

A router will cost more but will increase the wireless capacity
(bandwidth) of the network.

How? A router doesn't have any wireless capabilty. Unless you are in
marketing, in which case it probably has a network switch and cable/xDSL
modem in it as well.

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Cheers
Dave.