The WAP 11 allows you to select a single antenna port in software. This answers the external antenna part. I used an 8 dbi onmi (maxrad) on port A on the Wap side and 500' range is easy.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert R. Ballecer, SJ Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [BAWUG] Bridge Questions I am setting up a short bridge between two houses that are across the street from each other. I want to use a WET11 with a 14.5 dbi panel antenna on the far side and perhaps a WAP11 on the master end. The distance between the two houses is approximately 100 feet. At these distances, and with a 14.5 on the slave side of the bridge, can I get away without putting an antenna on the WAP11? More importantly, can somebody comment about using an antenna on a dual-antenna diversity system like the WAP11? Can I keep the rubber duck on one side while running a cable to a 14.5 on the other side? I remember having difficulty doing this with the diversity antennas on a SMC2655 but that was a hack. Is there a better AP out there that supports an external antenna, closed network (no SSID) and power over ethernet for about the same price? Blackrobe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Glenn Fleishman Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 2:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [BAWUG] Re: Linksys Wireless-G 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) I'm going to sound like a smarty-pants, but these will really be dual-band, dual-standard devices. 802.11g incorporates 802.11b backwards compatibility, so an a/g device will do 802.11, 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g (but probably not TI's 802.11b+). So "g" products will interop, but they won't be labeled b except in some marketing sense. The Wi-Fi Alliance will just be labeling these things under their current plans as "2.4 GHz band," but they're going to have to solve b versus g issues for clarity. TI will be shipping in volume in April their a/b/draft g/WPA/draft e/AES chipsets, so we'll certainly see robust equipment before June, but maybe as soon as March or April. -- 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 -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
