PCMCIA WiFi card with external ant?
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Posted by T i m on June 18, 2005, 12:52 am
Please log in for more thread options Hi All, Any cards (ideally g) come to mind that are supported by Netstumbler (for faultfinding) please? All the best .. T i m | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Des on June 18, 2005, 1:24 am
Please log in for more thread options buffalo, a friends got one, he was dissapointed at first because the signal strength was less than his belkin, untill he realised he could get far more AP's at the same point, it also works with netstumbler Des | |||||||||||||
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Posted by on June 18, 2005, 2:15 am
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> buffalo, a friends got one, he was dissapointed at first because the signal
> strength was less than his belkin, untill he realised he could get far more > AP's at the same point, it also works with netstumbler That's an interesting note about the signal strength. I think NetStumbler just reports what it is given, and there may be no standard for the numbers. I recall noticing that NetStumbler said something about "invented numbers" or something like that. I had an SMC 2435W and a DLink DWL650. The supplied utility with each looked _very_ similar. The DLink consistently reported higher numbers, but the SMC would connect to WAPs that the DLink only showed excellent signal for. Move a little closer, and the DLink would connect. For NetStumbling, since the external antennas are getting harder to find, I would go with a USB adapter. Either attach an antenna to one of the standard sized adapters, or use the mini-USB as a remote antenna. Under WinXP, most adapters work with Netstumbler. -- --- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5 | |||||||||||||
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Posted by T i m on June 18, 2005, 11:44 am
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On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 23:15:14 +0000 (UTC), dold@XReXXPCMCI.usenet.us.com wrote: >> buffalo, a friends got one, he was dissapointed at first because the signal
>> strength was less than his belkin, untill he realised he could get far more >> AP's at the same point, it also works with netstumbler Ok .. >
>That's an interesting note about the signal strength. I think NetStumbler >just reports what it is given, and there may be no standard for the >numbers. I recall noticing that NetStumbler said something about "invented >numbers" or something like that. Ooo err ;-) >
Sounds like wireless then ;-)
>I had an SMC 2435W and a DLink DWL650. The supplied utility with each >looked _very_ similar. The DLink consistently reported higher numbers, but >the SMC would connect to WAPs that the DLink only showed excellent signal >for. Move a little closer, and the DLink would connect. > >
>For NetStumbling, since the external antennas are getting harder to find, I >would go with a USB adapter. Either attach an antenna to one of the >standard sized adapters, or use the mini-USB as a remote antenna. I was hoping to use my little Yagi to get a bit of directionality .. ? >
>Under WinXP, most adapters work with Netstumbler. Good to know, thanks .. Cheers T i m | |||||||||||||
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Posted by on June 18, 2005, 7:16 pm
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> dold@XReXXPCMCI.usenet.us.com wrote:
>>For NetStumbling, since the external antennas are getting harder to find, I
>>would go with a USB adapter. Either attach an antenna to one of the >>standard sized adapters, or use the mini-USB as a remote antenna. > I was hoping to use my little Yagi to get a bit of directionality .. ?
The mini-dongle in a can is somewhat directional. Good enough for signal improvement, maybe not good enough for locating the WAP. New Zealand uses mini-USBs in various parabolic reflectors. http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/ Bob Alston's coffee can http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/Computer.htm Clarence Dold's coffee can http://www.rahul.net/dold/clarence/usb-can/im000742-800x600.jpg I used the turnpoint calculator to decide where to poke the hole. http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html David Taylor's standard USB cantenna http://www.nodomainname.co.uk/cantenna/cantenna.htm -- --- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5 | |||||||||||||
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> Any cards (ideally g) come to mind that are supported by Netstumbler
> (for faultfinding) please?
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> All the best ..
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> T i m