[Gllug] Wireless Ethernet range question?

[John Hearns]

On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 09:39, Andre Newman wrote:
> Hi all, been away from the list for a while :-(
> I thought this would be a good place to get some opinions on Wireless
> network cards.
> 
> I want an 802.11b card with the best range (sensitivity and antenna
> performance), I've noticed some variation between the usr and Orinoco
> (MK1) cards I have already (the orinoco seems better). I want to ensure
> that I get a good signal over at my neighbours house, the neighbour has
> just bought a s/h laptop and we'd like to be able to network.
> 
> Currently I get good signal there with a G3 Powerbook and apple internal
> card which I guess is the plastic case and internal antenna. If I try the
> other cards I get a marginal signal 1-2Mb/s with dropouts :-(

Couple of ideas - you could try an external antenna on the card, rather
than the base station. You can get small omnis which attach to an
external socket (so you need to choose a card with a socket!)
Kim Hawtin also showed a homebrewed antenna once at GLLUG, made from a
compat disk, with a radiator of a small lenght of wire in the centre.

You could also try asking about cards over on Consume
http://www.consume.net


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