Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:47:25 -0500 From: David Gilbert <dgilbert@dclg.ca> To: Greg Troxel <gdt@ir.bbn.com> Cc: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Atheros card with external antenna connector? Message-ID: <17789.39341.91130.717751@canoe.dclg.ca> In-Reply-To: <rmibqmb6b3w.fsf@fnord.ir.bbn.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1061104003451.3271F-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au> <rmibqmb6b3w.fsf@fnord.ir.bbn.com>
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>>>>> "Greg" == Greg Troxel <gdt@ir.bbn.com> writes: Greg> http://www.ubnt.com/super_range_cardbus.php4 I'm pretty sure Greg> these have MMCX, and work basically fine under NetBSD which has Greg> essentially the same driver/hal. I'm really sure that we hooked Greg> up small external vertical antennas and got well over 100m range Greg> outside. Beware that the output is closer to 400 mW and looked Greg> a bit unclean at full power, and I was only able to reduce power Greg> to about 30 mW. I have used this card with 6.[012] and it performs very well. With a 12dB rubber duck, I've been able to link up to access points several city blocks away. Curiously, in close quarters, where my laptops internal (Intel a/b/g) wireless links up, the super range card doesn't really provide any better signal or speed... but at much larger distances it still provides good performance. Dave. -- ============================================================================ |David Gilbert, Independent Contractor. | Two things can be | |Mail: dave@daveg.ca | equal if and only if they | |http://daveg.ca | are precisely opposite. | =========================================================GLO================
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