80211.A Signal Booster?

Does anyone know if such a creature exists? I run a Linksys A/B wireless
router and access point, along with A/B wireless cards in two of my
networked machines (one is a notebook, the other a desktop; the third
machine is wired with CAT 5). My problem is the range on the "A side" is
really abysmal. I have to slow down the max connect speed to 22 or less to
have consistent connections in the 20-25 ft. range. The "B side" has great
range. I see 802.11B signal boosters all over the place, but have no use
for them! I've thought of switching the whole thing over to a "G" network,
but I like the uncluttered "A" frequencies, and really don't want to have to
buy all new HW.

TIA!

Bob Horton

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"Bob Horton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<E6Uib.1523$P%(E-Mail Removed) y.com>...
> Does anyone know if such a creature exists? I run a Linksys A/B wireless
> router and access point, along with A/B wireless cards in two of my
> networked machines (one is a notebook, the other a desktop; the third
> machine is wired with CAT 5). My problem is the range on the "A side" is
> really abysmal. I have to slow down the max connect speed to 22 or less to
> have consistent connections in the 20-25 ft. range. The "B side" has great
> range. I see 802.11B signal boosters all over the place, but have no use
> for them! I've thought of switching the whole thing over to a "G" network,
> but I like the uncluttered "A" frequencies, and really don't want to have to
> buy all new HW.
>
> TIA!
>
> Bob Horton
>
> --


http://www.freeantennas.com

You see parabolic reflectors are FREQUENCY INDEPENDANT... Meaning they
work even better at higher freqs...

-m-

Hi,

Linksys has a Singal booster.. Looks like another router. It installs on
top of your Linksys wireless router.

Check out www.linksys.com

Chris

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> "Bob Horton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Does anyone know if such a creature exists? I run a Linksys A/B
wireless
> > router and access point, along with A/B wireless cards in two of my
> > networked machines (one is a notebook, the other a desktop; the third
> > machine is wired with CAT 5). My problem is the range on the "A side"
is
> > really abysmal. I have to slow down the max connect speed to 22 or less
to
> > have consistent connections in the 20-25 ft. range. The "B side" has
great
> > range. I see 802.11B signal boosters all over the place, but have no
use
> > for them! I've thought of switching the whole thing over to a "G"
network,
> > but I like the uncluttered "A" frequencies, and really don't want to
have to
> > buy all new HW.
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > Bob Horton
> >
> > --
>
>
> http://www.freeantennas.com
>
> You see parabolic reflectors are FREQUENCY INDEPENDANT... Meaning they
> work even better at higher freqs...
>
> -m-

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Entity Bob Horton spoke thus:

> Does anyone know if such a creature exists? I run a Linksys A/B wireless
> router and access point, along with A/B wireless cards in two of my
> networked machines (one is a notebook, the other a desktop; the third
> machine is wired with CAT 5). My problem is the range on the "A side" is
> really abysmal. I have to slow down the max connect speed to 22 or less to
> have consistent connections in the 20-25 ft. range. The "B side" has great
> range. I see 802.11B signal boosters all over the place, but have no use
> for them! I've thought of switching the whole thing over to a "G" network,
> but I like the uncluttered "A" frequencies, and really don't want to have to
> buy all new HW.
>
> TIA!
>
> Bob Horton


-- Gnarlie
http://www.Gnarlodious.com/Cogent/Cogent.html

The Linksys booster is only for 80211.B; I'm looking for one that works on
the 80211.A network. Thanks anyway.

Bob Horton

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"chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Linksys has a Singal booster.. Looks like another router. It installs
on
> top of your Linksys wireless router.
>
> Check out www.linksys.com
>
> Chris
>
> "Michael Erskine" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > "Bob Horton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:<E6Uib.1523$P%(E-Mail Removed) y.com>...
> > > Does anyone know if such a creature exists? I run a Linksys A/B
> wireless
> > > router and access point, along with A/B wireless cards in two of my
> > > networked machines (one is a notebook, the other a desktop; the third
> > > machine is wired with CAT 5). My problem is the range on the "A side"
> is
> > > really abysmal. I have to slow down the max connect speed to 22 or
less
> to
> > > have consistent connections in the 20-25 ft. range. The "B side" has
> great
> > > range. I see 802.11B signal boosters all over the place, but have no
> use
> > > for them! I've thought of switching the whole thing over to a "G"
> network,
> > > but I like the uncluttered "A" frequencies, and really don't want to
> have to
> > > buy all new HW.
> > >
> > > TIA!
> > >
> > > Bob Horton
> > >
> > > --
> >
> >
> > http://www.freeantennas.com
> >
> > You see parabolic reflectors are FREQUENCY INDEPENDANT... Meaning they
> > work even better at higher freqs...
> >
> > -m-
>
>

Thanks for the links, but unless I missed it somewhere, all these are for
2.4 GHZ (A&G) not 5 GHZ (A).

Thanks again.

Bob Horton

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"Gnarlodious" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> http://www.ydi.com/products/amplifiers.php
> Products - Amplifiers and Converters
>
> http://www.fab-corp.com/
> Fleeman Anderson & Bird, Corp
>
> Entity Bob Horton spoke thus:
>
> > Does anyone know if such a creature exists? I run a Linksys A/B
wireless
> > router and access point, along with A/B wireless cards in two of my
> > networked machines (one is a notebook, the other a desktop; the third
> > machine is wired with CAT 5). My problem is the range on the "A side"
is
> > really abysmal. I have to slow down the max connect speed to 22 or less
to
> > have consistent connections in the 20-25 ft. range. The "B side" has
great
> > range. I see 802.11B signal boosters all over the place, but have no
use
> > for them! I've thought of switching the whole thing over to a "G"
network,
> > but I like the uncluttered "A" frequencies, and really don't want to
have to
> > buy all new HW.
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > Bob Horton
>
>
> -- Gnarlie
> http://www.Gnarlodious.com/Cogent/Cogent.html
>

"Bob Horton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote...
> Thanks for the links, but unless I missed it somewhere, all these are
for
> 2.4 GHZ (A&G) not 5 GHZ (A).
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Bob Horton

"2.4 GHZ (A&G)"

Which alternate reality, are you running?

Sorry, typo. All those links were for 802.11B& 80211.G boosters , not
80211.A, which is what I was looking for.

Bob Horton

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"Darrel Toepfer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Bob Horton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote...
> > Thanks for the links, but unless I missed it somewhere, all these are
> for
> > 2.4 GHZ (A&G) not 5 GHZ (A).
> >
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > Bob Horton
>
> "2.4 GHZ (A&G)"
>
> Which alternate reality, are you running?
>
>

As far as I know, no such thing exists for any 802.11a device. You
could cobble something together, but it would involve major surgery
and expense -- and would be illegal per FCC Part 15 regs. The lack of
external antennas, poor signal penetration and puny power limits are
the huge drawbacks to 802.11a.

"Bob Horton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<E6Uib.1523$P%(E-Mail Removed) y.com>...
> Does anyone know if such a creature exists? I run a Linksys A/B wireless
> router and access point

The cheapest solution would be to migrate to 11g. You should see the same,
or perhaps a touch better range, while keeping the higher connection speed
you see with 11a.

Jeremy

"Bob Horton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if such a creature exists? I run a Linksys A/B wireless
> router and access point, along with A/B wireless cards in two of my
> networked machines (one is a notebook, the other a desktop; the third
> machine is wired with CAT 5). My problem is the range on the "A side" is
> really abysmal. I have to slow down the max connect speed to 22 or less
to
> have consistent connections in the 20-25 ft. range. The "B side" has
great
> range. I see 802.11B signal boosters all over the place, but have no use
> for them! I've thought of switching the whole thing over to a "G"
network,
> but I like the uncluttered "A" frequencies, and really don't want to have
to
> buy all new HW.
>
> TIA!
>
> Bob Horton
>
> --
>
>
>