[MLB-WIRELESS] connecting

[Ryan Abbenhuys]

If you're not using an AP though and instead are routing between 2 other
nodes with OSPF or similar, who are connecting to you Ad-Hoc then you would
have to use a low power Omni or similar antenna.
All those in the group who are hoping that eventually we can get a mesh
style network going in future would of course need everyone to use an omni.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Fonte" <stygen at ii.net>
To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 9:15 PM
Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] connecting


> # Ryan Abbenhuys
> # Sent: Thursday, 1 August 2002 5:23 PM
> #
> SNIP
> #
> # While galaxies are directional antennas, there are other types which
> can
> # send out a signal over say 90 degrees, 180, 360, etc.  You could use
> that
> # style to connect to several people through the one card.
> #
> SNIP
>
>
> I would highly recommend _against_ using omnidirectional, or anything
> other than a directional antenna (such as a modded galaxy dish, a cubic
> quad, or a dual rhomboid).  The omni-directional antennas are ideal for
> Access Points, but not for clients.  The directional antennas have more
> gain and produce less noise that can interfere with other clients, or
> other Access Points attempting to use the same frequency you are using.
> Imagine the difference between every client using a 360 degree antenna
> to every client using a directional antenna, and the noise it would
> produce.
>
> Please leave omni-directional antennas exclusively to Access Points.
>
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