Re: Splitting antenna

2021-11-21 Thread Kevin Oberman
On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 10:27 AM D'Arcy Cain wrote: > I am using my FreeBSD box as my main ingress to my RV trailer. We move > around and sometimes use Ethernet, sometimes PPP directly on DSL and > sometimes we connect to a local wifi hotspot. To get the best connection > I > have mounted an ex

Re: Splitting antenna

2021-11-19 Thread Jim Thompson via freebsd-net
(When did FreeBSD-net become about antenna theory?) The answer (of course) is, “it depends”. Mostly on “what bands” though your antenna and cables will have some effect as well. Some WiFi cards these days employ a form of beamforming or even MIMO. Older cards could use selection diversity t

Splitting antenna

2021-11-19 Thread D'Arcy Cain
I am using my FreeBSD box as my main ingress to my RV trailer. We move around and sometimes use Ethernet, sometimes PPP directly on DSL and sometimes we connect to a local wifi hotspot. To get the best connection I have mounted an external, multi-band antenna on the trailer and connect it to