The OP wants to know if a wifi card for openbsd will give a better
signal than a second wap11. And if he chooses for the first option, what
chipsets are supported.

The first answer is: any device that is stronger (100mW) than the wap11
will give you better signal (wap11 is about 30mW), either PCI or external.

The second answer in the man pages.

I don't think we can say much about his basement situation. Maybe there
are enough rat holes for the waves to go through, maybe not.

N.J. Reuvers wrote:
> 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

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