From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 22 02:59:10 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECA7516A4CE for ; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 02:59:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp-out2.xs4all.nl (smtp-out2.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 781DE43D1D for ; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 02:59:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mvnrelay@xs4all.nl) Received: from localhost.localdomain (zorknet.xs4all.nl [194.109.254.102]) by smtp-out2.xs4all.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i1MAx9lN085824; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 11:59:09 +0100 (CET) From: Marten To: Richard Letts In-Reply-To: <20040222012950.S51595@hobbiton.illuin.org> References: <20040222062357.20054.qmail@restricted.dyndns.org> <20040222012950.S51595@hobbiton.illuin.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.5 Date: 22 Feb 2004 11:59:09 +0100 Message-Id: <1077447549.860.10.camel@amd> Mime-Version: 1.0 cc: mob Subject: Re: weak signal X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:59:11 -0000 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >