Re: [slim] bigger antenna improvements?

2005-10-19 Thread Olaf
Greg Klanderman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > When did you get your SB1? I got mine in January, and initially had > problems with wireless signal strength which were solved with help > from Rico at Slimdevices support. Here are the relevant emails: > > | That's pretty recent so I'm fairly

Re: [slim] bigger antenna improvements?

2005-07-20 Thread Greg Klanderman
When did you get your SB1? I got mine in January, and initially had problems with wireless signal strength which were solved with help from Rico at Slimdevices support. Here are the relevant emails: | That's pretty recent so I'm fairly certain your player will have the | purple colored card..

Re: [slim] bigger antenna improvements?

2005-07-15 Thread kdf
Quoting dean blackketter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Helped a LOT with the 802.11b card in my Powerbook. > your mileage may vary. When it is working, I do get an extra bar on the meter with my dlink 802.11b card in my HP. The drawback seems to be that if you ever have any little slip in service from

Re: [slim] bigger antenna improvements?

2005-07-15 Thread dean blackketter
Helped a LOT with the 802.11b card in my Powerbook. On Jul 15, 2005, at 9:43 AM, ron thigpen wrote: dean blackketter wrote: The thing that solved my coverage problems at home was a Belkin Pre-N router. Dean, Does the Pre-N multi-antenna, directionality gain magic also function for 8

Re: [slim] bigger antenna improvements?

2005-07-15 Thread ron thigpen
dean blackketter wrote: The thing that solved my coverage problems at home was a Belkin Pre-N router. Dean, Does the Pre-N multi-antenna, directionality gain magic also function for 802.11b connections, or is it just a G thing? Not disputing, just curious. --rt __

Re: [slim] bigger antenna improvements?

2005-07-15 Thread dean blackketter
I agree a reflector is a great first step. I played with larger antennas at one point and didn't have much luck. The thing that solved my coverage problems at home was a Belkin Pre-N router. Vidur's house benefited from the Pre-N router from Netgear. I'm in the process of installing a Netge

Re: [slim] bigger antenna improvements?

2005-07-15 Thread ron thigpen
dijon wrote: my wireless SB1 is 2 floors away from base station and usually has a signal strength of about 20-22% - does anyone know how much of an increase i would get if i replaced its antenna with a high gain one? i've been getting dropouts, slimserver disconnects etc.. can't say exactly how

[slim] bigger antenna improvements?

2005-07-15 Thread dijon
my wireless SB1 is 2 floors away from base station and usually has a signal strength of about 20-22% - does anyone know how much of an increase i would get if i replaced its antenna with a high gain one? i've been getting dropouts, slimserver disconnects etc.. thanks _