Minor point - at a given power setting, the wireless range of 802.11b is greater than 802.11g, esp. in a clear LOS environment.
Tom S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard C. Steffens" <[email protected]> To: "PLUG List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 12:11 PM Subject: [PLUG] Wireless Access Point Security > This is another phase of the thread, 2nd Router Setup. > > At last week's clinic we figured out how to set up my WRT54G as a > wireless access point to use with a WET11 bridge. The subject of > security arose and after a short conversation we decided I should try > using the WRT54G in 802.11b mode for two reasons: 1, the WET11 only > works on 802.11b, and 2, the wireless signal range of 802.11b is shorter > than 802.11g. > > This morning I installed the WRT54G in the basement and started walking > around with my laptop checking out the range. I got all bars showing > green up in my office on the 2nd floor and directly above the WRT54G. I > went outside and started walking up the driveway. By the time I got to > the street the laptop was still showing 2 bars. I thought, "Well, it's > clearly loosing signal strength. Maybe if I put a shield of some sort > between the WRT54G and the outside wall of the basement, which is the > direction of the street, maybe that will block the signal in that > direction." So, I took an aluminum cookie sheet and set it between the > wall and the WRT54G. I went back up the driveway and saw that, while it > dropped to 2 bars by the time I got to the street, It took longer to do > so, i.e. my shield worked to improve the signal strength! > > So, now I have radio questions: > > Would a shield work? > > Does it have to be grounded in order to be effective? > > BTW, I'm less concerned about the other three directions away from the > house because it's twice as far or farther from the location of the > WRT54G to the nearest neighbor in all three directions as it is to the > street. > > > -- > Regards, > > Dick Steffens > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2675 - Release Date: 02/08/10 07:35:00 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
