Both networks in the basement. So you want the signal to travel through walls AND lots of ground? That ain't gonna happen, I can tell you that. Unless ofcourse you put an external antenna in front of your basement window.
Things like steel will reflect the signal, so it'll bounce around and might reach its goal. But it wouldn't be a signal you could use. Other objects will just absorb a bit of the signal, making it weaker coming out of the object. If you want to know if a material will absorb the signal, put some in a microwave (ofcourse also with a glass of water in it) and check if it's getting hot. If it is, it is absorbing. If it isn't, the signal will not notice the object and go straight through. Nils -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Dimitri Verzonden: dinsdag 28 juni 2005 19:52 Aan: David Hill CC: misc@openbsd.org Onderwerp: Re: wireless support David Hill wrote: > Hello - > My neighbor has a Linksys WAP11 access point. We would like to join > networks. Both our networks are in our basements. The distance is > about 70ft. Would I get better signal/performance buying something > similar to my neighbor, or purchasing a wireless PCI card for my > OpenBSD box? If the PCI card would be the better solution, which > chipset should I look into getting? > > Thanks > David > For chipets man wi, man ath, man ral. For the rest, noone can tell if you will have enough signal to go through the walls unless you try. The wap11 is 30mW and pretty deaf. If you find a similar device, chances are that you won't get a decent link. If you want an external device, the Engenius/Senao CB3 is pretty strong(100-200mw) and sensitive and will probably compensate for the wap11. To get a decent answer you need to describe the current and the desired network topology, 'join networks' just isn't enough. --dg
