You are correct to some extent -- yes, a properly designed antenna plays most of
the role in it, but the device itself too has some part -- mainly the power of
its transmitter. Maybe the following links will give you some interesting news
http://www.thewirelessreport.com/2004/08/04/new-worlds-record-for-wi-fi-distance
and maybe some of you (if not all) have heard about the cantenna project :D,
sometimes it appears that the innovetiveness of these geeks can really get to
extreme :D :D :D. Here is the link
http://www.cantenna.com/
and even though in most cases I have seen them using pringles can :D, here is a
link where the palette is different
http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html
http://www.tucj.com/article/4.html
and a little review
http://www.dvhardware.net/review/112
happy linuxing and wardriving >:)
Quoting tanveer_saad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> it is not the wireless card power that gives you penetration. it is
> the also the antenna. i have tested with 200mW PCMCIA card with
> proper antenna and feed and it goes upto 20Km.
>
> best regards
> tanveer
>
> --- In [email protected], Omi Azad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >
> > Mojahedul Hoque Abul Hasanat wrote:
> > > Omi bhai,
> > >
> > > ISPs all over Dhaka use 802.11b products from one end of the
> city to
> > > another, which may be miles apart. It's nothing new. You have
> to use
> > > the right equipment.
> > >
> > Moja Bhai,
> > I'm also using IEE802.11g for my Internet Information Center. They
> are
> > over 7 miles and uptime is 98%
> >
> > What I wanted to say above that I went through some experiments
> like
> > Dekko. Dekko just set a grid antenna and connect it to a PCI
> 802.11b
> > WiFi card. That is what I tested and faild. I used 100 mWatt 20dBm
> > access point. But it didn't work. :(
> >
> > Omi
> >
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