Brian,
The threading on the linksys boxes is usually pretty standard. As long
as your antennas unscrew and don't snap off like on some brands I've
dealt with you should be able to use the antenna. That said, Whether
you need a higher gain antenna depends a lot on the situation. I'd
probably set my system up to log signal strengths every few minutes and
then see if the issue isloss of signal or something else. Like others
have said, If there is another AP nearby with a higher signal strength
on the wrong Channel it can play havoc. Unfortunately despite the
number of channels present, you can effectively only use about 3
different APs in the same area at a time without interference, and even
then only if they are set up correctly.
-Mike
On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 12:14, Brian Gallagher wrote:
> Mike
>
> What's your opinion of the high gain antenna solution, Garl offered.
>
> http://www.buy.com/prod/Hawking_Tech_Omni_Directional_6DB_Antenna_2_4GHZ_WLAN_SMA_W_TNC_Adapter/q/loc/101/10348661.html
>
> All these antennas are threaded for replacement: is that a standard thread?
>
> Mike Cherba wrote:
> >>> Question: is it reasonable that under normal conditions of three users,
> >>> heavy usage, and good signal I should not be getting dropped? That is,
> >>> can a router of this type handle three simultaneous sessions
> >>> indefinitely? It has been suggested that the router is getting "tired"
> >>> after being on for years. I am going to offer to replace the router
> >>> with the WRT54GL (65.74 @ mwave.com) and I don't want to find that the
> >>> problem is something down the Comcast stream that I can't do anything
> >>> about. Oh, and did I mention that Xbox live is in the mix?
> >>>
> >> That doesnt sound resonable to me... You should be albe to handle dozens
> >> of users w/out issue.
> >>
> >> Jamie
> >>
> > Just my $.02 but I help design boxes like this for a living so I've got
> > a fair amount of background. The effective lifespan of the major
> > components in your Wireless router is at least an order of magnitude
> > longer than you have used them so far. (cruddy power supplies and high
> > temps can shorten this, but most box builders plan for this pretty well
> > these days). these boxes usually get tested under a continuous MAX load
> > for several days during the design and verification phase, so I doubt
> > you are doing anything to the box which is apt to make it "tired" unless
> > you've got it sitting on top os a heat vent or radiator which you've
> > recently turned on. You should be able to have MANY users and max out
> > the bandwidth for days on end.
> > -Mike
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