TheVeech wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 17:41 +0100, Chris Wright wrote:
>> TheVeech wrote:
>>> What's the latest in wireless that's available
on Ubuntu? I'm using 'b'
>>> & 'g', but what's the state of play with
'n'/'pre-n'?
>>>
>>> If that's currently a no-go, any tips for
extending existing coverage
>>> (Netgear wireless router)?
>>>
>>>
>> I had the DG834GT but recently replaced it with the
DG834N (after the GT
>> went up in smoke).
>
> The GT is the one I had with a new aerial. At the
moment, I'm trying to
> extend the cable version.
>
>
>> I changed the antennae on the GT to an external
'high gain' and that
>> helped. The router was in the front room of my
house, and the kids PC's
>> which were all upstairs would connect no problem.
>>
>> After the change, I could see my neighbours
network.
>> I could also get decent connection at the end of my
yard (which meant
>> working at home on Sunny days lounging in the yard
was a lot easier).
>
> I'm just starting to appreciate this. It's ten times
better than being
> stuck indoors, plus I won't suffer from geek pastiness
for much longer!
I work from home, so getting with the recent sun and warmth,
working
outside in the middle of the coutryside has it's benefits.
(Apart from last week when the farmer went round and dumped
several
hundred tons of manure in the field 4ft from my back
fence).
>
>
>> I could do voip and video conf at least 100ft away
from the router with
>> the new aerial.
>
> I bought one, but I must have just got a dud.
Netgear have had a problem with dud's according to a few
posts I've read
on their forums.
>
>
>> The new 'N' apart from having the new as yet
unreleased standard (or
>> non-ratified), also has an internal antennae. (In
fact it has 2 or 3
>> internal antennas). With these, I don't use the
external (and can't
>> because there is no connection).
>> Wireless range has improved with the "N"
despite the lack of external
>> antennae
>
> Is improved range with an 'N' card in your laptop too,
or just using
> 'b'/'g'?
>
>
It's with the b/g. Actually, despite buying the damn 'N'
version, I
don't have any cards that actually support it.
As a side note on the range, my neighbour has been having
problems with
his current DLink dropping his sons XBox connection all the
time, but he
could see my Netgear, so I added him and now he connects via
me. Must be
at least 4 walls and 100ft plus. Don't know what the
quality of his
connection is like, but it's rock solid. (His son doesn't
play online
gaming, just uses it for mail and stuff occasionally).
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