Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-16 Thread Beniamino Cenci Goga
This is my situation: Airport Extreme G5 2x2 Aluminum 15 occasionally Wallstreet, Kanga, 5300ce with the Lucent 802.11b thing. Bricks and concrete house. These are the results: I can never get the 100% signal, even when the Airport is 1 inch far from the Mac... in any case the airport cannot

Re: WiFi range.

2004-05-12 Thread invicta
On 12 May 2004, at 07:01, G-Books wrote: Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 15:38:34 -0400 Subject: Re: WiFi range. From: Paul Kurtz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've only used an ABS for a few minutes once, but I THINK you can choose from 11 different

Re: WiFi range.

2004-05-12 Thread PaulKurtz III
Yep, that's it. You could try changing the channel to the other end, like a 1,2, or 3. This will move the frequency farther away from where it is now, and maybe farther from an interfering device. However, another device may have nothing to do with your problem. When you change the frequency,

Re: WiFi range.

2004-05-12 Thread Thomas Ethen
Mine works best if I unplug my 2.4 Ghz phones, as the seem to really interfere with the performance of my ABS. Tom on 5/12/04 12:53, PaulKurtz III at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, that's it. You could try changing the channel to the other end, like a 1,2, or 3. This will move the

Re: WiFi range.

2004-05-11 Thread invicta
On 11 May 2004, at 15:40, G-Books wrote: Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 01:23:26 -0400 Subject: Re: WiFi range? From: Paul Kurtz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have you tried switching the frequency on your ABS, or tried the interference robustness option

Re: WiFi range.

2004-05-11 Thread Paul Kurtz
. Paul On 5/11/04 3:11 PM, invicta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11 May 2004, at 15:40, G-Books wrote: Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 01:23:26 -0400 Subject: Re: WiFi range? From: Paul Kurtz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have you tried

Re: WiFi range.

2004-05-10 Thread invicta
Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 17:30:32 -0500 Subject: Re: WiFi range. From: Thomas Ethen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't remember the exact address where I got the information, but I may have it on my desktop, which I will check when I get home

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-10 Thread Paul Kurtz
Have you tried switching the frequency on your ABS, or tried the interference robustness option on your laptop? They may not work, but they're free, so they couldn't hurt. The other option might be to buy another brand of wireless router with an adjustable antenna. They are much cheaper then

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-09 Thread invicta
On 8 May 2004, at 19:55, G-Books wrote: In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Richard Bae [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: WiFi range? Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 04:57:54 -0700 Not a bash on Apple 'cause I love the way the base station looks,=20 however it is literally

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-09 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 09/05/2004 08:08 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On 8 May 2004, at 19:55, G-Books wrote: From: Richard Bae [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: WiFi range? Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 04:57:54 -0700 Not a bash on Apple 'cause I love the way the base station looks,=20 however

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-09 Thread Thomas Ethen
On the card inside the ABS there is a small plug on the end, which if removed will show a connector for an external antenna such as the one inside a PowerBook. You can purchase the connector that goes from the card which has a connector for a CB antenna on the other end(I got one on ebay quite a

Re: WiFi range.

2004-05-09 Thread invicta
On 9 May 2004, at 20:58, G-Books wrote: Subject: Re: WiFi range? From: Thomas Ethen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On the card inside the ABS there is a small plug on the end, which if removed will show a connector for an external antenna

Re: WiFi range.

2004-05-09 Thread Thomas Ethen
I don't remember the exact address where I got the information, but I may have it on my desktop, which I will check when I get home. Here is a ABS with external antenna for sale on ebay, which may lead you to the source for the antenna itself.

Re: WiFi range.

2004-05-09 Thread Thomas Ethen
Here is one for around $83: http://www.mysimon.com/Dr_Bott_ExtendAIR_Omni_antenna/4014-3266_8-30138049.h tml?tag=lstq= Here is the new and improved model for $138: http://mac-pro.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRODProduct_Code=airdirect Category_Code=NT Tom -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-09 Thread Jim Eddy
This is a good site for base station repair and modification: http://www.vonwentzel.net/ABS/ On May 9, 2004, at 2:42 PM, Thomas Ethen wrote: On the card inside the ABS there is a small plug on the end, which if removed will show a connector for an external antenna such as the one inside a

WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread invicta
Hello All, Having trouble with my wireless range. Set up: DSL modem in the hall Airport Base Extreme in the study at 6 m. distance from the modem 17 PB running OS X v. 10.3.3. The APBE is mounted on the side of a wooden cupboard ± 2 m. from floor level and facing at 1.5 m. a window out to

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Richard Bae
Not a bash on Apple 'cause I love the way the base station looks, however it is literally garbage for long range signals. If it were me I would return it and get a nice longer range wi-fi ap from netgear or linksys. But if you must keep it, I would get one of those antennas to add on to the

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 08/05/2004 04:57 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Not a bash on Apple 'cause I love the way the base station looks, however it is literally garbage for long range signals. If it were me I would return it and get a nice longer range wi-fi ap from netgear or linksys. But if you

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Sat, 8 May 2004 12:14:37 +0200, invicta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Set up: DSL modem in the hall Airport Base Extreme in the study at 6 m. distance from the modem 17 PB running OS X v. 10.3.3. The APBE is mounted on the side of a wooden cupboard ± 2 m. from floor level and facing at 1.5

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Thomas Ethen
Check the frequency of your portable phones! Tom -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Steven Rogers
On May 8, 2004, at 11:31 AM, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: On Sat, 8 May 2004 12:14:37 +0200, invicta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Set up: DSL modem in the hall Airport Base Extreme in the study at 6 m. distance from the modem 17 PB running OS X v. 10.3.3. The APBE is mounted on the side of a wooden

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Clark Martin
At 2:47 PM -0500 5/8/04, Steven Rogers wrote: On May 8, 2004, at 11:31 AM, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: On Sat, 8 May 2004 12:14:37 +0200, invicta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Set up: DSL modem in the hall Airport Base Extreme in the study at 6 m. distance from the modem 17 PB running OS X v. 10.3.3.