Re: weak signal
"Neil Camara" <[email protected]>
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Thanks guys. I will read this and let you know if I will have a hard time most especially this is not my field, but very interesting :) Marten writes: > On Sun, 2004-02-22 at 08:33, Richard Letts wrote: >> On Sun, 22 Feb 2004, Neil Camara wrote: >> >> > Hey guys, >> > >> > I am using Netgear MA311 PCI card on FreeBSD as my access point. It's down >> > in my basement. I am only getting 2 bars in my workstation situated in 1st >> > floor. Is there a way to make the signal much more stronger? >> >> I picked up an external Omnidirection antenna from Frys last weekend for >> my MA311 for about $30. I think it was a SMC or LynkSys, either way it >> sits on top of my freeBSD box instead of burried in the tangle of wires at >> the back and I get quite a lot more signal to the tivo box, and our >> laptops. > > hi > The site > http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/Client_5fAdapters_5f802_5f11b > says it has an reversepolarity sma connector, > > With a pigtail it is very easy to make a bi-quad antenna > like: > http://www.wlan.org.uk/simple_double_quad.gif > http://martybugs.net/wireless/biquad/ > > or this very simple solution? (not tested :) ) > http://osiris.urbanna.net/antenna_designs/projects/template/ > > more antennas: > http://wiki.wirelessleiden.nl/wcl/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/RadioAntenne > > > About the phone, if it does channel hopping, don't use it. With > netstumbler / dstumbler / kismet your can see where the noise from the > the phone is. > > Marten > >> >> /RjL >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]" >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]" _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"