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Date:      Tue, 20 Aug 2002 12:01:53 -0700
From:      Edwin Culp <eculp@encontacto.net>
To:        "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
Cc:        "gavin@itworks.com.au" <gavin@itworks.com.au>, "mobile@FreeBSD.ORG" <mobile@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Latest wi0 crashes with stable
Message-ID:  <1029870113.3d6292218bae1@Mail.EnContacto.Net>
In-Reply-To: <20020820.094941.25097040.imp@bsdimp.com>
References:  <00c001c2476b$052af7d0$6401a8c0@bugs> <20020820.005607.81895842.imp@bsdimp.com> <025501c24867$67799d90$6401a8c0@bugs> <20020820.094941.25097040.imp@bsdimp.com>

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Quoting "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>:

 | In message: <025501c24867$67799d90$6401a8c0@bugs>
 |             "Gavin Cameron" <gavin@itworks.com.au> writes:
 | : >
 | : > What does dstumbler say?  Any APs in the area that might be
 | : 
 | : What's dstumbler ? How do I find this value?
 | 
 | dstumbler is one of the bsd-airtools.  There's a port.
 | 
 | : > general direction?
 | : 
 | : Coffee cans on poles ;-)... what have polish people got to do with this
 | : apart from being good conductors? Cheap polish and tram conductor humour
 | ;-)
 | 
 | Well, a common "hack" here in the US is to get a Yuban Coffee Can,
 | punch a hole in the middle of the B and connect an N connector with a
 | short copper wire (on the order of 3cm iirc).  Gives you a decent
 | antenna for not a lot of money, but lacks FCC certification.  Good for
 | listening, but less good for xmit.
 | 
 | Warner

You might take a look at:

http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html

a Google search will give you more options than you will want to look at.

ed
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