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More info?)
opps forgot to say it's attenuation that you are suffer from,well sounds like
it to me, basically it's signal loss due to obstacles and other radio
frequencies..another reason to get your own WAP
"Whitecrane" wrote:
> What might be better is to get a WAP yourself.
> Then see if you can join your friends network.
> Get one that acts as a repeater so that it will provide a strong signal
> broadcast.
> You might actually end up with a WAP network for your building so you might
> need ones that act as routers as well.
>
> Remember the design capbilities it's the WAP that provides the stronger
> signal..all the PC and Wlan devices are designed to listen to the WAP so
> they have smaller broadcast ranges, because they are mobile the device goes
> closer to the WAP not the other way about.
>
> Remeber and take the usual security steps to stop war drivers hacking you as
> well.
>
> Good luck
>
> Cheers
>
> "Dave" wrote:
>
> > yes, but you need pretty good cable because of the high frequencies, and the
> > connectors they use on some cards is not an easy one to find. before doing
> > that try:
> > 1. move your antenna just a bit one way or another, just inches maybe, and
> > try tilting it up, down, and sideways.
> > 2. move your antenna away from your monitor, tv, cordless phone, get it as
> > far in the open as possible.
> > 3. see if you can get him to move the access point a bit and make sure its
> > away from cordless phones, etc. on his end.
> > 4. have him check to see if there is a power setting he can change to get
> > more power out.
> > 5. have him change channels, maybe there is something interfering with the
> > channel he is on.
> >
> > "yar" <raybright@btclick.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23mWGyyYcFHA.456@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > My neighbour has a wireless network which he has said I can use if I can
> > > log on.
> > >
> > > His ap is through two walls about 20ft away.
> > >
> > > I have a network card with a small aerial but can not get a steady link to
> > > his network.
> > >
> > > Can I fit some cable to the network card and some sort of aerial so I can
> > > put the aerial nearer to his AP.
> > >
> > > Advice please
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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