Re: FreeBSD as Access Point

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            Chris BeHanna <[email protected]> writes:
: 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)

Actually, 3db is 40% because power decreases with the square of the
distance...  1.4 == sqrt(2)...  Unless I'm confused...

: Waiting for 802.11(a) to mature,

ditto.

Warner
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