Antenna / Connection Question

Taliseian · 10-14-2004

I'm having some connection issues at home using 802.11g

The router is downstairs.....booster on top of a large wooden bookcase....computer in back upstairs room

I've tried pointing my antenna at the signal, but then I can never see it.

I was reading a bit about linear polarization and was wondering if I'm going about it the wrong way

I have a Linksys 802.11g with Speedbooster using the default antenna that came with the card.

Will I get a better signal if I point the antenna downward instead of directly at the signal?

(at work .... won't be home for a while yet ... trying to figure this out )

Thanks in advance....

T

King_Ice_Flash · 10-14-2004

The signal radiates outward from an omni-directional antenna in a perpendicular fashion. If you are pointing the antenna directly at the other device, you will get less signal.

If you are using a directional antenna, the signal goes in the direction you point it, like a flashlight.

You want the antennas polarized the same way. The antennas in the cards usually have a horizontal polarization.

10-14-2004	#1 (permalink)
Taliseian Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3	Antenna / Connection Question I'm having some connection issues at home using 802.11g The router is downstairs.....booster on top of a large wooden bookcase....computer in back upstairs room I've tried pointing my antenna at the signal, but then I can never see it. I was reading a bit about linear polarization and was wondering if I'm going about it the wrong way I have a Linksys 802.11g with Speedbooster using the default antenna that came with the card. Will I get a better signal if I point the antenna downward instead of directly at the signal? (at work .... won't be home for a while yet ... trying to figure this out ) Thanks in advance.... T

10-14-2004	#2 (permalink)
King_Ice_Flash Alien Paranoid Stumbler Join Date: May 2003 Location: WI Posts: 2,629	The signal radiates outward from an omni-directional antenna in a perpendicular fashion. If you are pointing the antenna directly at the other device, you will get less signal. If you are using a directional antenna, the signal goes in the direction you point it, like a flashlight. You want the antennas polarized the same way. The antennas in the cards usually have a horizontal polarization. __________________ "Yeah," said a voice from under the table, "you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel."

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