weak signal

[Neil Camara]

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
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