>> That's a good idea, but I'm actually able to pick up the difficult >> AP's with the same dongle when its normal omnidirectional antenna is >> attached instead of the strong directional one. Could a failing >> antenna exhibit this behavior? > > I'm extremely sceptical of these cheap external aerials. If it were an > expensive one from a specialist supplier then I might have higher > expectations, but I'm pretty sure a customer of mine used one similar to > yours, and they used to use a book to balance it at an angle to try & get > reception. This was between offices on adjacent floors, almost one right > above the other (surely less than 20' sideways). > > If this is important to you, look at building your own directional aerial - > there are plans on various "guerilla wifi" sites, and it seems like it's not > hard to build an aerial which will get you very good results indeed. > > Stroller.
Can you recommend a specialist supplier, especially in the US? - Grant
