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Offline jon996

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« on: December 22, 2004, 23:46 »
hello all
jus a quickie i was jus wondering if i can build a homemade wireless connnectivity thingy...cos my router is quite far away from my pc and i always hav a very low connectivly rate..so is ther anythin i can buy then put together to make the bloody thing work betr...cud it include a baked beans can...?

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Re:wireless
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2004, 02:15 »
I doubt that you could build anything better or cheaper than you can buy off the shelf Jon  :)

Is the low rate affecting you in anyway like dropping your connection ?
If its just slow transfer from pc to pc on your wlan then maybe upgrading to 54G may be the solution  :)

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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2004, 11:04 »
yeh iv only got 22 at the mo so i think an upgrade to 54 would be a better option...would tht increase the signal strength?

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« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2004, 11:25 »
Not necessarily, but it would increase the transfer rate of your wlan if its slowing down due to a large distance between your wi fi enabled pcs as the rate drops depending on distance from the access point  :)

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« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2004, 11:35 »
cheers sandra always a help ;)
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« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2004, 15:56 »
hi all...

im thinking building one of these Cantennas to improve my wireless signal...however i have come a cropper...
http://flakey.info/antenna/waveguide/

u need some sort of "" n type connector "" but  i dont know which one or which one to buy?!!

however i do know that i need a " Male RP-SMA " to connect the mysterious connector to my card...
 
any help would be appreciated

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« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2004, 22:22 »
Looks like a standard F plug connector to me Jon  :)

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« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2004, 22:25 »
hmm but i think i have to use a sma male to  N type male  ??? :o
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