AP's with removable antennas

This seems to be harder to discover than it should be <g>. I need to put up
a link between two bulidings, so I need an AP which has a removable antenna
so I can put a directional antenna outside. I don't want to 'hack' the
connection, i.e. I'd prefer if the antenna is designed to come off.

Does anyone know of a web site that has this information? Or of what AP's
have removable antennas?

Thanks!

John

D-Link DWL 900AP+ has one and it comes off. It is just screwed on.

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:21:53 GMT, "John Ruthroff"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>This seems to be harder to discover than it should be <g>. I need to put up
>a link between two bulidings, so I need an AP which has a removable antenna
>so I can put a directional antenna outside. I don't want to 'hack' the
>connection, i.e. I'd prefer if the antenna is designed to come off.
>
>Does anyone know of a web site that has this information? Or of what AP's
>have removable antennas?
>
>Thanks!
>
>John
>

The Dlink AP's and Routers all come with removable antennas and Dlink also
coincidentally sells antennas.

BoB

"John Ruthroff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> This seems to be harder to discover than it should be <g>. I need to put
up
> a link between two bulidings, so I need an AP which has a removable
antenna
> so I can put a directional antenna outside. I don't want to 'hack' the
> connection, i.e. I'd prefer if the antenna is designed to come off.
>
> Does anyone know of a web site that has this information? Or of what AP's
> have removable antennas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> John
>
>

"John Ruthroff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> This seems to be harder to discover than it should be <g>. I need to put
up
> a link between two bulidings, so I need an AP which has a removable
antenna
> so I can put a directional antenna outside. I don't want to 'hack' the
> connection, i.e. I'd prefer if the antenna is designed to come off.

you need bridges rather than APs to link between 2 buildings (assuming you
are linking 2 LANs).

>
> Does anyone know of a web site that has this information? Or of what AP's
> have removable antennas?

cisco aironet 350 series bridges do all this.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/

note this is "professional" level gear and comes with a price tag to match.
>
> Thanks!
>
> John
--
Regards

Stephen Hope - remove xx from email to reply

Actually, many of the 802.11b APs have four modes:

1) AP - where is acts as an "attachment" point for wireless clients
2) Client - where it acts as a ethernet to Wi-Fi media converter so a
machine with an ethernet interface can go wireless without needing a driver
3) Point-to-point bridge - where is bridges two ethernet LANs. In this mode
they are monogamous and each will accept traffic only from only one other
Wi-Fi spouse.
4) Point-to-multipoint bridge - which is a hub and spoke arrangement of the
above. This is a polyandrous arrangement.

Additionally, some have

5) Repeater mode - where the ethernet connection is used only for
configuration and the device retransmits everything it receives.

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=22 is the D-Link DWL-900AP+ which has all
five modes. You can get them for about $60 according to
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/Revie...L900APplus.php. I have the
plus-less version and its antenna is removable; what I read says the plus'
antenna is removable too.

"shope" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "John Ruthroff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:BwvSb.35099$P%(E-Mail Removed) gy.com...
> > This seems to be harder to discover than it should be <g>. I need to put
> up
> > a link between two bulidings, so I need an AP which has a removable
> antenna
> > so I can put a directional antenna outside. I don't want to 'hack' the
> > connection, i.e. I'd prefer if the antenna is designed to come off.
>
> you need bridges rather than APs to link between 2 buildings (assuming you
> are linking 2 LANs).
>
> >
> > Does anyone know of a web site that has this information? Or of what
AP's
> > have removable antennas?
>
> cisco aironet 350 series bridges do all this.
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/
>
> note this is "professional" level gear and comes with a price tag to
match.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > John
> --
> Regards
>
> Stephen Hope - remove xx from email to reply
>
>

The Netgear ME103 has two detachable antennas:

http://www.netgear.com/products/prod...ID=176&view=sb

What a nice AP, I love it!!

Larry

John Ruthroff wrote:
> This seems to be harder to discover than it should be <g>. I need to put up
> a link between two bulidings, so I need an AP which has a removable antenna
> so I can put a directional antenna outside. I don't want to 'hack' the
> connection, i.e. I'd prefer if the antenna is designed to come off.
>
> Does anyone know of a web site that has this information? Or of what AP's
> have removable antennas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> John
>
>

I have a Netgear WG302 I use it with remote Netgear ANT24D18 antennas.
Great setup but as with any Netgear product there is NO support, None,
zero, zip.

Larry wrote:

> The Netgear ME103 has two detachable antennas:
>
> http://www.netgear.com/products/prod...ID=176&view=sb
>
> What a nice AP, I love it!!
>
> Larry
>
> John Ruthroff wrote:
>
>>This seems to be harder to discover than it should be <g>. I need to put up
>>a link between two bulidings, so I need an AP which has a removable antenna
>>so I can put a directional antenna outside. I don't want to 'hack' the
>>connection, i.e. I'd prefer if the antenna is designed to come off.
>>
>>Does anyone know of a web site that has this information? Or of what AP's
>>have removable antennas?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>
>