> Using the Link Test software that comes with the Orinoco silver cards, you > can see the signal and noise readings (in db) of a received signal, and your > test partner's reception of your signal. As I happen to be 0.6 mile LOS from > ORA headquarters, with very little noise on the channel between, we had a > fairly controlled testbed to experiment with. We shot at the omni on the > roof, and used the access point at ORA as our link test partner.
Ummm...What's the name of the link test software for Orinoco cards? I only downloaded and installed the Win2K drivers from Proxim. Also, can the NetStumbler signal strength graph also serve the same purpose? I observed that the little can did indeed boost the DBi readout just a slight bit (120 VS 93) if you put the can right next to the AP, but it seems that it suffers a very significant degradation of performance at longer ranges, especially if the can doesn't have LoS with the target. Are there any issues that I should be aware of that might result in an inferior implementation? I am using a standard Campbell "Chunky soup" can, a 4 post N connector with 4 screws that I did not cap with nuts, an LMR100A pigtail from FABCorp, and a stock Orinoco silver. I mount the center of the N-connector 2.5 inches from the closed end of the can, soldered a twisted strand of 12 gauge wire until it sits straight up, measured 1.21" from the base of the N-connector, and cut the wire as neatly as I can manage to do so. Then I put the entire thing together in 10 minutes and were not impressed with the results. What steps could I take to improve the performance of the cantenna? -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
