Boosting antenna strength?

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Post #35,804 by SpiceWare 4/17/02 4:55:25 PM Reply	Boosting antenna strength? The Linksys seems to use a standard connector for the antennas. Anybody know if it is possible to use a different antennas to increase the range? If so, would that work better than a second WAP in repeater mode? Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #35,809 by hnick 4/17/02 5:47:43 PM Reply	Probably not the best idea... AP and client radios are usually preset at the legal max power for the country of distribution. Still, if you boost the AP, you still only have half a link... not too useful. Hugh
Post #35,817 by Steve Lowe 4/17/02 6:51:15 PM Reply	Agreed. Need both ends.. To effectively increase the signal strength, transmitter output would have to increased on both the WAP and whatever client device is being used. This guy obviously has cash, WAPs are cheap anyway... ----- Steve

Can WAPs daisy chain with each other? - (SpiceWare) - (7) - April 15, 2002, 04:56:49 PM EDT

It's called repeater mode... - (hnick) - (3) - April 16, 2002, 07:52:54 AM EDT

Thanx! - (SpiceWare) - April 16, 2002, 10:33:54 AM EDT

efficiency shouldn't matter - (SpiceWare) - (1) - April 16, 2002, 11:04:46 AM EDT

[sigh] - (drewk) - April 16, 2002, 11:08:21 AM EDT

Boosting antenna strength? - (SpiceWare) - (2) - April 17, 2002, 04:55:25 PM EDT

Probably not the best idea... - (hnick) - (1) - April 17, 2002, 05:47:43 PM EDT

Agreed. Need both ends.. - (Steve Lowe) - April 17, 2002, 06:51:15 PM EDT

Me are missing the hint.
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