From: "Chuck McKinnis" Received: from [192.168.100.201] (account smarthost HELO [192.168.2.106]) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.16) with ESMTPSA id 2185549 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:58:48 -0500 Message-ID: <4B6A37E8.2060003@sandia.net> Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:58:48 -0700 Reply-To: mckinnis@sandia.net User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Booster Antenna References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I use a directional antenna to provide access at my other house about 300 meters away. Works well. Moonblink has a wide selection of antennas. Their prices may not be the lowest you can find, but I have had good success with their products, and they carry a lot of good info on WiFi. http://www.moonblinkwifi.com/ J R FOX wrote: > Hi Lewis, > > Would you have any comments about the usefulness of add-on > omnidirectional, high-gain booster antennas ? Hawking, for > example, sells a few models of these. (I wouldn't even look > around for something like that unless it turns out that I run > into signal strength issues re certain locations.) I'm thinking > such a question would be OS-neutral. > > IAC, the *first* wireless connection that is going to be set up > here will be when they do the install for DirecTV tomorrow. Their > guy that I spoke with at length in advance of this claimed that > their wireless connection would _not_ place too high a drain on > the bandwidth from the router, slowing down my normal cable > internet appreciably. I'm hoping that wasn't a big fib ! > They use this wireless connection to push their system updates, > programming grid, and VOD out to us. > > Jordan -- Chuck McKinnis Sandia Park, NM http://www.7cities.net/~mckinnis/ But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Psalm 37:11