[AKcrab]

Would I have any problems putting a base station downstairs, and having my computer upstairs?

The computer is in an open balcony type area, so there would be no walls in between, just a height difference.

[John Strung]

Should work. Walls are the problem. I have a wireless router in the basement and have no problems with reception in a second floor bedroom. However a friend has problems with a router in main floor den with a computer in an upstairs bedroom where there is a tiled washroom in between.

[ghporter]

The signals between the base and the client (your laptop) actually go in all directions. External antennas are built to direct the signal more outward than up- or downward, but that still shouldn't keep you from being able to connect.