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<P>Try WiMax. Base units cost $900 and a subscriber (client) unit about $300 but the distance it covers is much greater. I saw a base and subscriber unit sell on eBay last night for $201. <BR><BR>-- merc <escalated@gmail.com> wrote:<BR>You may want to try looking into a parabolic reflector for the AP<BR>http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/ -- there are more sites<BR>which get more involved, but that popped up first in my search.<BR><BR>You could also buy a cheap router (i heard buffalo brands were the<BR>cheapest for this) and install ddwrt on it(just flash the firmware on<BR>the router, and its running linux with a nice web interface etc) --<BR>ddwrt will let it act as a wireless repeater.<BR><BR>That's all I have for now, hope it helps.<BR><BR>-Merrick<BR><BR>On 10/9/07, Michael ORourke <mrorourke@earthlink.net> wrote:<BR>> I picked up a D-Link WDA-2320 card from a local store and installed it.<BR>> Seems to be working well. It uses the Madwifi drivers. The only problem I<BR>> ran into thus far is where I want to install the PC, I'm not getting a<BR>> signal. So I temporarily moved the PC closer to the Access Point and<BR>> configured it on the network. The office I'm trying to get a signal to is<BR>> about 200' from the AP, but there are several walls in between it and the<BR>> PC. Since that part of the building doesn't have any network cabling, I<BR>> don't have a lot of options. I might try to move the AP so it's closer, but<BR>> that is not a trivial task.<BR>><BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: "Michael ORourke" <mrorourke@earthlink.net><BR>> To: "MDLUG's main mailing list" <mdlug@mdlug.org><BR>> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 3:15 PM<BR>> Subject: [mdlug] Wireless card recommendation<BR>><BR>><BR>> > It looks like there are a lot of cheap "generic" wireless cards on eBay.<BR>> > Any suggestions on what to look for and what NOT to waste time on. I'd<BR>> > rather pay a few extra dollars for a card that will work right<BR>> > out-of-the-box, rather than having to compile a special module or drivers.<BR>> > I'm looking for something that is PCI based and is "g" compatible. This<BR>> > is<BR>> > for a desktop PC running the latest ubuntu linux and kernel<BR>> > 2.6.20-16-generic.<BR>> ><BR>> > Thanks,<BR>> > Mike<BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > mdlug mailing list<BR>> > mdlug@mdlug.org<BR>> > http://mdlug.org/mailman/listinfo/mdlug<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > --<BR>> > No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>> > Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>> > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.30/1030 - Release Date:<BR>> > 9/25/2007 8:02 AM<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> mdlug mailing list<BR>> mdlug@mdlug.org<BR>> http://mdlug.org/mailman/listinfo/mdlug<BR>><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>mdlug mailing list<BR>mdlug@mdlug.org<BR>http://mdlug.org/mailman/listinfo/mdlug<BR></P></html>
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