Re: FreeBSD as Access Point

Chris BeHanna <[email protected]> Sun, 13 Oct 2002 17:13:27 -0400 (EDT)

Newsgroups	gmane.network.wireless.bsd.general
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On Sat, 12 Oct 2002, M. Warner Losh wrote:

> [...snip...]
>
> 11,000 sq Ft lot is still only 100'. :-).  Also, a 5dBi helps a lot.
> Most of the stock antennas are on the order of 2dBi (since they are
> inefficient dipoles).  This means that you are getting about 40% more
> coverage than the stock antenna (+3dB is a factor of 1.4, which is 40%
> more).

    Nits:

    5dB ~ factor of 3  (10^0.5 ~= 3)
    3dB ~ factor of 2  (10^0.3 ~= 2)

Waiting for 802.11(a) to mature,
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Chris BeHanna                      http://www.pennasoft.com
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PennaSoft Corporation
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