Hello all, I'm trying to connect with a friend who lives on the same street, about 10 doors (<200 feet) down. The street is all brownstones, and we both have top floors, and could do roof access. Line of sight isn't an option, but up high there are only one or two buildings between us.
I put a Netgear MR314 router in his place, and have a Linksys WUSB11 adapter. I can sometimes see his sessionID, but cannot successfully connect. I presume I'm hurting myself with this cheap equipment, but it's still new, and I'm ready to take it back. What suggestions does anyone have for making this connection? I figure external antennae may be in order... Do both ends of the connection have to support an external antenna for any benefit? Any recommendations for cards that have external antenna support? Any antenna recommendations for urban, through brick, point-to-point type applications? Would it be worth it to step up to 802.11A for this problem? Linux support on a card is a big plus, a router on my friend's end is also desired. Thanks for any help! Brett Jonse -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
