Better to send or recieve??
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2002 7:33 pm
OK... so friend and I are looking at playing around with an antenna so that I can connect to his internet connection. I figure there are a few ways of doing this...
First, he is only a block away from me and we DO have line of sight, some what limited but there is the capability of achieving line of sight.
Now... the goal is for me to use his internet access. All things equal, we both have Cisco 340 APs and PCMCIA cards.
I figure we could try a couple of things:
1. Bridge the AP's - hook up the single antenna to one of the AP's and try to bridge them (trying to use single antenna and not one on each end)
2. He uses antenna to broadcast signal from his AP in my direction and I possibly pick up on it using JUST my PCMCIA card?
3. I use the antenna connected to my PCMCIA card to try and pick up his AP.
All are possibilities to say the least correct? All or feasible and do able under the right circumstances and equipment, mainly antenna.
So... what are the pro's and con's to each? Let's leave security out of the equation, I know I know... security is the main topic here... that's why I want to leave it out. We all know how insecure WIFI is.
Different antennas for each of the scenerios? How would you do it and what would you use with the given AP and cards. The only variable you have to play with is the antenna itself. You want the best connection you can get... Sure I know you can buy, Super Duper XYZ antenna for like trillion zillion million dollars and have a perfect connection, but that is not the game.
I would want to know that:
XYZ antenna costs about $50 and you will gain this but the con's are this?
ABC antenna costs about $200 and you will gain this, but the con's are price and ?
Looking forward to hearing what all have to offer and say. Thanks!
First, he is only a block away from me and we DO have line of sight, some what limited but there is the capability of achieving line of sight.
Now... the goal is for me to use his internet access. All things equal, we both have Cisco 340 APs and PCMCIA cards.
I figure we could try a couple of things:
1. Bridge the AP's - hook up the single antenna to one of the AP's and try to bridge them (trying to use single antenna and not one on each end)
2. He uses antenna to broadcast signal from his AP in my direction and I possibly pick up on it using JUST my PCMCIA card?
3. I use the antenna connected to my PCMCIA card to try and pick up his AP.
All are possibilities to say the least correct? All or feasible and do able under the right circumstances and equipment, mainly antenna.
So... what are the pro's and con's to each? Let's leave security out of the equation, I know I know... security is the main topic here... that's why I want to leave it out. We all know how insecure WIFI is.
Different antennas for each of the scenerios? How would you do it and what would you use with the given AP and cards. The only variable you have to play with is the antenna itself. You want the best connection you can get... Sure I know you can buy, Super Duper XYZ antenna for like trillion zillion million dollars and have a perfect connection, but that is not the game.
I would want to know that:
XYZ antenna costs about $50 and you will gain this but the con's are this?
ABC antenna costs about $200 and you will gain this, but the con's are price and ?
Looking forward to hearing what all have to offer and say. Thanks!