Re: Selecting equipment

"Michael S. Sunggiardi" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.network.wireless.bay-area
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Dear Ryan,

At 12:59 PM 7/31/2004 -0700, Ryan Marsh wrote:
>Thanks to everyone. You have all offered alot of helpful info. As far as
>what equipment to purchase, what would you suggest as far as wireless
>routers? It's become apparent that I'm going to need a wireless router, and
>I'm going to run CAT-5 from the router to one or two wireless AP's (I'll
>need all of those radios to cover all of the ground and penetrate the

In some wireless LAN device, they have a router function included (ie 
Linksys : 
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=35&prid=544), but 
if you already have a wireless LAN device not included router, you can use 
a broadband router, a small box that have a capability to routing your 
IP.  Cost you less than USD 200.

There is a lot of broadband router type, you can find Linksys, Netgear or 
other brand, in some company they call cable or DSL router.

>buildings). I'm going to need antennas for sure. I have a Linksys WRT54G at
>home, I like it but I couldn't find any high-gain antennas for the Linksys
>stuff. What would you guys use?

One of the example is from Compex; 
http://www.cpx.com/products.asp?c=Wireless%20Products&d=&page=4  Antenna 
with 5dB gain.

But you can find in the shop that specially selling a wireless LAN 
device.  A lot of antenna type and connectors on 
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/antennas_2400.php - the important things 
is your connector has to be match with the antenna connector.

>Hope this doesn't start a flame war.
>
>BTW: Is there a better way to get reception on my PowerBook? This Aluminum
>case has got to be the problem. All of my PC friends can pick up networks
>that I can't. Does anyone sell external antennas that connect to the
>AirPort Extremem card?

If you have a connector on AirPort card, you can attach the antenna that 
offer by Compex, because the antenna is a standard.


Michael
http://www.sunggiardi.com/michael



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