caldvd;157444 Wrote: > Great, thank you for this insight. I will not rush out to buy the range > extender. Actually it was reccomended that I get the antenna for the > router by one of my family members. Is there a reccomended or ideal > antenna model or spec?
I've never had to use one before. Make sure your router is compatible with it - I believe "reverse SMA" connectors are standard. They look like small TV cable connectors. I think antennas are rated in terms of gain in dB. I remember hearing about 5 dB antennas? BTW apparently they do not increase the strength in a 360-degree field, what they do is concentrate the existing signal, making it more directional but stronger in a cone extending upwards of the antenna. So adjust the antenna's position carefully. Alternately, there are "directional" antennas that look like little satellite dishes that can "beam" the signal at high strength to one particular location. They are easier to aim than regular antennas and may be better at keeping neighbors out of your wireless network since the signal outside of the beam will be much weaker. Unfortunately this approach makes things harder if you have a wireless laptop that also needs access, unless the wireless laptop is in the same area as the SB3. BTW you may also want to try the antenna positioning tips and channel changing tips outlined here: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?NetworkProblemsSecondGuide Excuse me, I'm just picturing you waving the SB3 in the air. :-) -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30029 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
