On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:18 PM, someone <plu...@robinson-west.com> wrote:
> Is 15 degrees fahrenheit too cold for the typical linux router built using > an > old computer? I imagine the cold is good for hard drives and it keeps > the electronics cool. > > Has anyone had favorable results with the RealTek 8180 wireless driver in > recent 2.6 kernels? I'm getting a very weak connection that likes to stall > a lot where I'm wondering if it's poor drivers on the Linux end or problems > with the Linksys WAP11 that it goes through. I've gone from 2.6.10 adding > a Realtek 8180 driver as a third party deal to 2.6.27.39 where the wireless > card is supported by the kernel directly. > > How far can I be from the AP outdoors and still have a strong connection? > I know wireless in general isn't unstable because I have an ad-hoc > connection > between my laptop and the router using Alvarion pcmcia wireless cards. > > My RealTek card is branded as a Zonet ZEW1300B I believe and linux > identifies > it as a RTL8180L chipset card. > > I'm beginning to wonder if I had a pcmcia orinoco card that could hook to > my > existing antenna if that would work better than the RealTek card? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > In my opinion cooler is generally better. My money would be on the realtek card and kernel module combo. Signal strength with an AP depends on several factors including RF interference for whatever devices sit nearby, does it go through walls etc. I believe the upper limit on an older model like that is going to be 100 meters but Russell would know better than I would I assume. Drew- _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
