Originally Posted by cordelli
Plan the locations. It won't work so great if there is a long distance from the router to any of the workstations unless you get long range stuff.
This is a good suggestion. At my home, I have two wireless routers: one connects to the cable modem and acts as the DHCP server, and the other is plugged into the hard-wired network on the other side of the house and acts simply as a repeater. No matter where you are in the house (or the deck or backyard, actually), a signal can be found. It also helps if you can drop a hardwire down a heating/cooling duct or something so that you can separate the routers on different floors, if applicable.