Here is an article on constructing the Pringles Can antenna found at o"Reilly & Associates:
http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448 --- A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. Welsh Proverb On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 22:02:49 Jacqueline wrote: > >Hey everyone out there. I was wondering how I can make a better connection >to my WAP at home. I am only about 8 feet away and I still get dropped >connections and/or weak connections. Changing the channel doesn't always do >much. So I bought a can of pringles and ate the chips. Now what do I do? (I >know I need to work off the calories). > >Are there any websites out there that can spell out how to make a pringles >antenna? Or does anyone sell them? My third question is, if the wireless >card is internal to a laptop, where should I connect the antenna? > > >Lastly, i noticed that the bottleneck to my internal wireless network is the >"internet gateway." It is always by default connected at 3.2 mbps. Why is >this and can i increase it to 11.0 or full throttle to allow the laptop to >connect as fast as possible? My WAP is a linksys Wireless Access Point >Router with 4-Port Switch - Version 2, BEFW11S4. The laptop is a sony vaio >with an internal orinoco wireless card. > > >Sorry for so many questions. I have been lurking for a while. I cant seem >to find answers anywhere on other forums. Thanks inadvance. > >-- >NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ >Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ >Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > _____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB, POP3, Spam Filtering with LYCOS MAIL PLUS for $19.95/year. http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
