From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 22 12:09:06 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2550016A4CE for ; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 12:09:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp-out6.xs4all.nl (smtp-out6.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A03BB43D1F for ; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 12:09:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mvnrelay@xs4all.nl) Received: from [192.168.1.111] (zorknet.xs4all.nl [194.109.254.102]) by smtp-out6.xs4all.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i1MK92iU076301; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:09:04 +0100 (CET) From: Marten To: Richard Letts In-Reply-To: <20040222103717.F63573@hobbiton.illuin.org> References: <20040222062357.20054.qmail@restricted.dyndns.org> <1077447549.860.10.camel@amd> <20040222154005.60590.qmail@restricted.dyndns.org> <20040222103717.F63573@hobbiton.illuin.org> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Marten Message-Id: <1077480542.621.24.camel@afafaf.zorkent.xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:09:02 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: mob Subject: Re: weak signal X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: mvnrelay@xs4all.nl List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 20:09:06 -0000 On Sun, 2004-02-22 at 17:43, Richard Letts wrote: > On Sun, 22 Feb 2004, Neil Camara wrote: > > > Hey guys, hi > > > > I am overwhelmed by the links I've seen. Which one is good for my MA311? > > Any probbaly -- we're talking about devices that operate at the same > frequencies here, so the antenna which is good for a Netgear MA311 should > be good for any card with a SMA connector on it, and vice-versa. nope, It has a reverse polairity sma (see link previous in the thread), which means than it the male side of the connector ( out side) has female inner parts. So normal sma connector won't fit or fits but doesn't connect. pictures: sma: http://www.rflinx.com/images/Pigtails/SMA-F.jpg rp-sma: http://www.rfshop.webcentral.com.au/RP-SMAf.jpg schema: http://www.connecter.com/tech/data/img/rf_reverse-01.gif so the cable you need looks like this: http://www.wirelessadelaide.org.au/images/20020927/IMG_0011.jpg > > Now I'm actually sat in front of my machine I see the antenna I have is a > SMC. I've no idea what the URL is, but the antenna itself loooks a little > like a model of Cleopatra's Needle. part number SMCHMANT-4 if I'm reading > this right "2.4Ghz Omnidirectional Home Antenna". Mfg part number 721J625 > or maybe 7213625 (it's spray painted in 3 point type on a textured > surface) > IMHO it's not very usefull to an omni indoor. I would use a directional antenna to get the signal where I need it, not just anywhere :) Marten > /RjL > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >