From: "Lewis G Rosenthal" Received: from [192.168.100.201] (account lgrosenthal@2rosenthals.com) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 5.0.1) with HTTP id 115386 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 18 May 2006 14:56:26 -0400 Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]WiFI To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser v5.0.1 Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 14:56:26 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Thu, 18 May 2006 14:10:41 -0400 (EDT) "Hakan" wrote: > Does anyone have experience with (passively) amplifying >WiFi signals on > the laptop side (the wireless hub is not accessible)? > Is it at all > possible? > Hi, Hakan. usually a parabolic reflector is used at the AP, and a directional antenna is used at the client side (such as a cantenna). Anyway, you might want to check out the following couple of links: http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/ http://www.binarywolf.com/249/parabolic.htm (The latter would be a bit unwieldy for a notebook computer!!!) :) HTH PS - Only experience I've had is with the first link. I did this for a client in Virginia, and it did indeed get enough shape to the signal that I was able to overcome an abstacle in the middle of the path (a refrigerator/freezer). -- Lewis --------------------------------- Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA, CLE, CLP Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC Accountants / Network Consultants New York / Northern Virginia http://www.2rosenthals.com ---------------------------------