I had a similar problem with my neighbor when we tried to get a link from inside his house. I had a 8dBi patch taped to the window but I had no signal. Moving the antenna just one foot away from the window increase signal strength. The antenna is now permanently mounted outside and works great. Double-pane windows definitely make a difference.
-Stefan http://www.hartwellroad.net/ > On Tuesday, November 19, 2002, at 12:00 PM, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I have a d-link 614+ and I just recently mounted a 11dBi 90 degree > > vertical sector panel antenna > > http://www.superpass.com/SPDG13F.html I am merely trying to get the > > signal across the street to my > > neighbor which is no more than 75 feet across, with a window to the > > living room. > > I had a similar problem, though the distance was much less: ~25 ft (5 > feet between buildings, AP in my window sill, client 20 feet beyond a > window opposite mine with LOS more or less to AP). The interesting bit > was that when our windows were open, the signal was strong and fine. > > After moving the AP outside and mounting a homebuilt 5dBi omni the > client finally got a reliable signal. I've heard that dual-pane windows > are coated with something that wi-fi doesn't like. Try having your > neighbor open his/her window and see if the signal becomes reliable. If > so, your neighbor will likely need a directional antenna of his/her > own, or a warm sweater. > > Hope this helps, > > Tony Del Porto > > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
