Hey that was the practical suggestion! The other is to grab an old satellite dish off E-bay for $20 and rig that up. Gives you a directional range of 5 miles odd. Who needs to war dial? ;-)
-----Original Message----- From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 3:58 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Wireless woes... So, I walk around the house with a Pringles can attached to my laptop...hmm At 02:49 PM 10/1/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Dude, don't buy one just make one from a Pringles can. >One of the guys has done it here and tested it. Improved reception by >a lot. 'Course it's directional but that's alright.... > >Check out: >http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 1:55 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Wireless woes... > > >Their wireless high-gain antenna kits look interesting... > >At 01:41 PM 10/1/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Just to ask, where and how is your access point mounted and how is > >your > > >laptop oriented? > > > >I have to say that I'm not to trusting of SMC's site, they say the > >antenna on the access point is an, "External Dipole" and I'm > >currently downloading the 9.6 Mb TIFF image (!?!?) > > > >Hatton > > > >Jacob wrote: > > > > >Now I am spiderman... > > > > > >I have tried that also... It is like there is a force field around > > >the room...LOL > > > > > >At 10:58 AM 10/1/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > > > > >>It's that radioactive spider that bit you. That's the problem. > > >> > > >>Alternatively, you can try rotating your antenna 90% on different > > >>axis to see if that makes a difference. > > >> > > >>Kevin Graeme > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>-----Original Message----- > > >>>From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >>>Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 10:52 AM > > >>>To: CF-Community > > >>>Subject: Wireless woes... > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>I have a wireless setup on my laptop at home. I am using a SMC > > >>>Wireless Adapator w/ a SMC access point. If I leave my room, > > >>>about > > > >>>20 feet, I lose the signal. > > >>> > > >>>Does anybody know if there is a way or a device that can "boost" > > >>>the signal or increase the range? > > >>> > > >>>I have turned off all electrical devices, moved equipment around, > > >>>and turned off cordless and cell phones. I do not live next to > > >>>an airport, radio station, or nuclear reactor. > > >>> > > >>>Thanks in advance > > >>>Jacob > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
