Those antenna's all seem very overpriced. I got 14 dbi yagi's for about $25 from dbiplus when I did a group purchase for NYCWireless members last year. You should be able to get one for about $50 when buying just one. Superpass has patch antennas for very reasonable prices too.
Any of 10 dB or better antenna should work. Except you can't really run a 30ft cable from the antenna to the computer's WiFi card without a signal booster. Instead I would recommend getting one of those WiFi client devices that bridges the WiFi signal to ethernet and then run an ethernet cable to his computer. A USB external device is also an option, but there are stricter limits on USB cable lengths than ethernet cable lengths and the price difference is small. -- Daniel << When truth is outlawed; only outlaws will tell the truth. >> - RLiegh On Tue, 14 Oct 2003, Michael Stearne wrote: ]A friend of mine wants to connect a node he lives near. When standing ]near a window(with a laptop), which is about 30 feet from his desktop ]computer, I can get a connection from a hotspot that is about 2 blocks ]away. The signal is very weak next to the window and goes away by the ]time I move to his computer. From the antennas listed here ( ]http://www.wifidirect.com/products/antennas.html ) or somewhere else, ]what do you all think would be a good solution for him? ] ]He is looking to extend the connection to a G5 that can have an internal ]card or USB, I suppose. ] ]What I want to know is: ]Which antenna to buy? ]Which wireless card (Airport Extreme or USB external)? ]Do I need a wire to go from the antenna to the machine, if so how is ]that connected? ] ]Thanks, ]Michael ] ] ] ]-- ]NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ ]Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ ]Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ ] -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
