External antennas do help. You cannot use two different types and expect reliable or predictable results. You will have good luck if you get 2 wap-11's on either side of the shaft. This may solve all the problems but if not you may wish to consider a couple of directional antennas. 180 deg on both sides of the shaft. This will increase the range in both directions. You can set the WAP 11 to use only one of the Antenna ports if you are using an external antenna. Use the proper cables. No RG-58
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Walt Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 10:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [BAWUG] Greetings all Greetings All!! I am new to the wireless game so I was hoping someone could give me a little guidance on what direction I should take with my company. We currently have a Linksys WAP11 servicing our wireless needs, currently some parts of our floor do not receive a signal (our floor is shaped like a doughnut and we have a nice concrete and steel elevator shaft that runs through the middle, it kills all signal to the other side where I have users at) I have enquired at www.hyperlinktech.com because I thought I could mount an external antenna on that side of the building with roughly 30ft of cable to my LinksysWAP11 and it would solve all my issues but I may have been mistaken. I was told by them �We have found that external antennas do not reliably extend the range of this device.� if this is true then will 2 WAP�s on either end of the building help? Is it possible to use 2 different types of antennas? (the standard rubber duck for those users close to the device and an external for those far away since that device has 2 antenna�s) The options are making my head spin!!!! Thanks for any and all help. -- Michael K. Walt Network Engineer Houston Network Team All Bases Covered 832.204.0326 Desk 832.545.1084 Cell http://www.allcovered.com -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
