Re: USB WLAN dongles

2008-01-25 Thread Pau Amaro-Seoane
Hi, thanks to all for the answers. I am learning a lot... but the lacuna was much bigger than I thought. I have found this http://www.wiretex.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p632_UBIQUITI-SRC-2-4GHz---5GHz-300mW-Sendeleistung.html in ebay there's right now a good offer... The description of the

USB WLAN dongles

2008-01-24 Thread Pau Amaro-Seoane
, you're in trouble! A few images showing what type of USB WLAN dongles I am having in mind are something like this no. 1 http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-11g-Wireless-2-4G-WiFi-WI-FI-LAN-External-Antenna_W0QQitemZ150208258653 or this no. 2 http://cgi.ebay.com/Alfa-50mW-USB-WiFi-24dBi-Grid-w-Mount-WLAN-10

Re: USB WLAN dongles

2008-01-24 Thread Ryan McBride
On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 10:11:14AM +0100, Pau Amaro-Seoane wrote: I was thinking, as somebody in the thinkpad forum suggested, of an USB WLAN dongle, but one of those with an external antenna that is connected through a standard (typically: Reverse) SMA-connector. Next, get a sufficiently

Re: USB WLAN dongles

2008-01-24 Thread Stuart Henderson
need a license. With a 50mW (17dBi) radio like the ones you show, you're only legally allowed to use an antenna with 3dB gain unless you have software control to reduce transmit power (or use lossy cable etc). A few images showing what type of USB WLAN dongles I am having in mind are something

Re: USB WLAN dongles

2008-01-24 Thread Dmitrij Czarkoff
Wouldn't wi-fi router ve more effective here? Or is it too expensive to be a solution? -- Dmitrij D. Czarkoff

Re: USB WLAN dongles

2008-01-24 Thread Jussi Peltola
On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 03:19:12PM +0100, Pau Amaro-Seoane wrote: what do you mean? I have to increase the gain of the reception on my laptop. Just to make it clear: you need to increase the gain of reception and transmission. Increasing transmit power helps little if you can't hear the replies.

Re: USB WLAN dongles

2008-01-24 Thread Pau Amaro-Seoane
what do you mean? I have to increase the gain of the reception on my laptop. Or do you mean I can use the built-in antenna of a router to do that? If so, how? I do have an old wifi router 2008/1/24, Dmitrij Czarkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wouldn't wi-fi router ve more effective here? Or is it too

Re: USB WLAN dongles

2008-01-24 Thread raven
Pau Amaro-Seoane ha scritto: what do you mean? I have to increase the gain of the reception on my laptop. Or do you mean I can use the built-in antenna of a router to do that? If so, how? I do have an old wifi router If you have a fonera, you can use it like a repeater with an selfmade Twin