Will This Work???
Tom C.
I'm thinking of buying a Linksys router that has TWO antennas and replacing
one of them with an omni-directional antenna that I will mount in my attic
with a long cable, about 50 feet or so. The antenna that remains on the
router will cover the back of my house and the attic antenna will cover the
other half.
Will this work?
scram
"Tom C." <tom...@SPAMfastnetit.com> wrote in message
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No, only one antenna is working at a time, a long antenna will degrade your
signal too much.
You could put an Ethernet bridge or second AP in the attic plugged into the
LAN port on the downstairs router, and either run an extension cord or POE
(Power Over Ethernet) to the attic. Use the same SSID with a different
channel at least 5 channels apart to prevent interference.
Valentín Guillén
NO, it will NOT.
Unless Linksys has come out with a dual-radio model which I'm unaware of,
then NO it won't work. Two rubber-duckie antennas sticking out of these
units are for a reception function called "diversity reception" and NOT
for two separate and distinct uses.
A fifty foot long cable used on the ISM band will completely KILL your
signals, unless you're using *VERY EXPENSIVE* rigid Heliax type cable, or
even more expensive rigid waveguide.
Why not simply install the *router or AP* in the attic? This may provide
sufficent signal throughout the home with the stock rubber-duckies, and no
modifications, except to provide for "Power-over-Ethernet".
Then, if it proves out that you still don't have sufficent signal, you can
at that time think about installing an external or outboard antenna, with
a simple 12~18 inch pigtail converter, instead of signal-killing lossy
fifty foot length of cable. This web page may provide you with clues
about how to go about this procedure, presented in a generic manner which
is then adaptable to your specific needs:
http://www.bmg50.com/bmg50cpe.php
In the example, they've used a different type antenna which is optimized
for the Wireless ISP service they're describing. You would use the type
of antenna which is suitable for your needs, but the *concept* of what
they're describing is what is useful for you.
vg
Ben E. Brady
says...
something haveing a bit more gain at first...
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/hg2405rd_rtp.php
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> I'm thinking of buying a Linksys router that has TWO antennas and replacing
> one of them with an omni-directional antenna that I will mount in my attic
> with a long cable, about 50 feet or so. The antenna that remains on the
> router will cover the back of my house and the attic antenna will cover the
> other half.
I have a house that is 105 feet long. My SMC7004WFW router is at one end.
Now that I've added free reflectors to the stock antenna, I have good
coverage anywhere in the house. I tried one reflector with one bare antenna.
That's not a good thing. If the bare antenna gets any signal, the router
seems to toggle slowly between the two antennas.
< http://www.rahul.net/dold/clarence/SMC/EZ10-strength.htm >
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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5
Paul James
It will work well enough but you will need a good cable. LMR400
between the router and antenna. You might be cheaper to run an access
point using cat5 instead by the time you buy an antenna and the cable.
Depends on how far you need to send your signal
Tom C.
How about this: I'll buy a new Netgear 802.11G router that has only ONE
antenna, but replace that antenna with a 50(+/-) foot cable and an upgraded
omni-directional antenna that's mounted towards the center of the house -
that "should" cover most of my house - right?
Maybe sticking with a single upgraded antenna mounted in the center will do
the trick.
Thoughts?
- Tom C.
"scram" <sc...@anon.com> wrote in message
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scram
"Tom C." <tom...@SPAMfastnetit.com> wrote in message
> Thanks for the info Scram.
>
> How about this: I'll buy a new Netgear 802.11G router that has only ONE
> antenna, but replace that antenna with a 50(+/-) foot cable and an
upgraded
> omni-directional antenna that's mounted towards the center of the house -
> that "should" cover most of my house - right?
>
> Maybe sticking with a single upgraded antenna mounted in the center will
do
> the trick.
Antenna cable los would be too great, anything over 10 feet would kill. and
the price for quality cable would be over $46.00 US.
Read what Valentin Guillen wrote in the next post. Get one or two (depending
on if you want one computer hardwired) 50' Ethernet cables (look on eBay)
and a PoE
http://www.thenerds.net/productpage.asp?un=144787&s=1
See if it works good, if not, upgrade the antenna