Determine Wireless Range from AP

Hi,

Wondering if anyone here know of how to determine my laptop distance to the
AP(s) nearby?

Regards,
Winston

tape measure?

"Winston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Wondering if anyone here know of how to determine my laptop distance to
> the AP(s) nearby?
>
> Regards,
> Winston
>

Hi Dave,

I am looking for a software solution :-)


"Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> tape measure?
>
> "Winston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>>
>> Wondering if anyone here know of how to determine my laptop distance to
>> the AP(s) nearby?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Winston
>>
>
>

probably not possible. the delays in the protocols are much longer than the
round trip time of the radio signals themselves so there probably isn't
anything that software could measure that would work.

"Winston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi Dave,
>
> I am looking for a software solution :-)
>
>
> "Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> tape measure?
>>
>> "Winston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Wondering if anyone here know of how to determine my laptop distance to
>>> the AP(s) nearby?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Winston
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

There are some solutions that allow locating
the stations quite accurately.
But they need several APs and maybe even some
additional support from the station netcard driver to receive
precise signal data.

--PA

"Winston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> Wondering if anyone here know of how to determine my laptop distance to the AP(s) nearby?
>
> Regards,
> Winston
>

Hi Dave,

Thanks for your advice.


"Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> probably not possible. the delays in the protocols are much longer than
> the
> round trip time of the radio signals themselves so there probably isn't
> anything that software could measure that would work.
>
> "Winston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>> I am looking for a software solution :-)
>>
>>
>> "Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> tape measure?
>>>
>>> "Winston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Wondering if anyone here know of how to determine my laptop distance to
>>>> the AP(s) nearby?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Winston
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

Hi
1. You know where the AP is.

Get yourself a GPS, stand by the AP and note the coordinates.

Once you have the coordinates you measure with the GPS unit and the software
the distance from other locations.

2. You do not know where the AP is.

Get a very Directional Yagi for your Wireless Laptop and use the
triangulation method,

Jack (MVP-Networking).





"Pavel A." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> There are some solutions that allow locating
> the stations quite accurately.
> But they need several APs and maybe even some
> additional support from the station netcard driver to receive
> precise signal data.
>
> --PA
>
> "Winston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Wondering if anyone here know of how to determine my laptop distance to
the AP(s) nearby?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Winston
> >
>
>

Hi Jack,

Thanks for your advice.

You have any links about the directional yagi and the methods of calculating
the distance using triangulation.

I yet to find a good site that explain and show how triangulation work in
this case.

Thanks again for ur valuable input.

Regards,
Winston
"Jack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
> 1. You know where the AP is.
>
> Get yourself a GPS, stand by the AP and note the coordinates.
>
> Once you have the coordinates you measure with the GPS unit and the
> software
> the distance from other locations.
>
> 2. You do not know where the AP is.
>
> Get a very Directional Yagi for your Wireless Laptop and use the
> triangulation method,
>
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
>
>
>
>
> "Pavel A." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:OP$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> There are some solutions that allow locating
>> the stations quite accurately.
>> But they need several APs and maybe even some
>> additional support from the station netcard driver to receive
>> precise signal data.
>>
>> --PA
>>
>> "Winston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Wondering if anyone here know of how to determine my laptop distance to
> the AP(s) nearby?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Winston
>> >
>>
>>
>
>