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Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 20:05:15 EST5EDT4,M4.1,M10.5
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From:  Charles McCallister <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  "INTERNET:os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Subject: [OS2Wireless] Book recommendation: Jeff

Randy, =


PMJI, but =



 > add the LinkSys signal booster =



In what manner do you add this device and how much of an improvement is i=
t.
 I'm getting varying degrees of signal strength throughout the day (my
Thinkpad  is only 20 feet from the WAP and is almost direct line of sight=
)
but the link  quality remains good. =


BTW, even though my WAP "cloaks" the SSID, still my WinXPPro system
indicates  the signal is there. The 2Wire tech rep said that is because
WinXPP has  already discovered the signal and went on to say that any oth=
er
laptop machine  that had not already "discovered" the signal would not se=
e
it as available.  I'm not sure if I believe that just yet but I'm still
wary of the good it does  to "cloak" the SSID if the signal still registe=
rs
as an available Wi-Fi  network for logging onto. =


Apparently the only security this router has going for it is the 128-bit =

encryption. The more I learn the more insecure I feel. =



 > 3 channel limit of 802.11b =



Hmm. I've been able to assign both channel 6 and 11 at this point and  it=
 =

appears I  may be able to assign the other 9. Why do you say there's a 3
channel limit? =



 Charles =

 [18:47 CT, 11-Aug-03] =

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