[MLB-WIRELESS] transform Linksys WAP11 to Linksys DWL-900+

[Rowan Crowe]

On Sun, 10 Nov 2002, Tom Parker wrote:

> Rowan,
> 
> I'm pretty sure the antenna is switched externally to the receiver so it
> will only use one at a time but for diverity can selected between them
> automatically to find the one with the best signal.  On the PCB of the 900AP
> you can see both antennas going to a external chip, I reckon this is the
> switch.  Sending on both simultaneously would require two input/output
> stages, since these are commodity priced I think you're out of luck.  So no
> repeater from a single AP today!

Tom,

Ok, so now all we need is for someone to hack the firmware to keep track
of which antenna each MAC address is best communicated with. ;-]

(this is semi serious...)

Cheers.


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Rowan Crowe - Melbourne, Australia
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