Hello SJ,

At 100' antenna are optional...

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Tuesday, December 17, 2002, 8:14:12 PM, you wrote:

RRBS> I am setting up a short bridge between two houses that are across the street
RRBS> from each other.  I want to use a WET11 with a 14.5 dbi panel antenna on the
RRBS> far side and perhaps a WAP11 on the master end. The distance between the two
RRBS> houses is approximately 100 feet.

RRBS> At these distances, and with a 14.5 on the slave side of the bridge, can I
RRBS> get away without putting an antenna on the WAP11?

RRBS> More importantly, can somebody comment about using an antenna on a
RRBS> dual-antenna diversity system like the WAP11? Can I keep the rubber duck on
RRBS> one side while running a cable to a 14.5 on the other side? I remember
RRBS> having difficulty doing this with the diversity antennas on a SMC2655 but
RRBS> that was a hack.

RRBS> Is there a better AP out there that supports an external antenna, closed
RRBS> network (no SSID) and power over ethernet for about the same price?

RRBS>         Blackrobe

RRBS> -----Original Message-----
RRBS> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RRBS> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Glenn Fleishman
RRBS> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 2:07 PM
RRBS> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RRBS> Subject: [BAWUG] Re: Linksys Wireless-G


RRBS> Julian Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/16/02 at 12:00 PM wrote:
>>How long before we start seeing triple standard a/b/g NICs and APs? I
>>suspect those are the products we really want. Or will g win out and a/b
>>just fade away? (remembering that all g products should interop with b
>>products)

RRBS> I'm going to sound like a smarty-pants, but these will really be dual-band,
RRBS> dual-standard devices. 802.11g incorporates 802.11b backwards compatibility,
RRBS> so an a/g device will do 802.11, 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g (but probably
RRBS> not TI's 802.11b+). So "g" products will interop, but they won't be labeled
RRBS> b except in some marketing sense. The Wi-Fi Alliance will just be labeling
RRBS> these things under their current plans as "2.4 GHz band," but they're going
RRBS> to have to solve b versus g issues for clarity.

RRBS> TI will be shipping in volume in April their a/b/draft g/WPA/draft e/AES
RRBS> chipsets, so we'll certainly see robust equipment before June, but maybe as
RRBS> soon as March or April.

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