"Mx" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>I have been reading a few posting wireless connection lossing there
>signal strenght, is there any hardware that can boost the signal so it
>does not lose any connection speed, or anything simular,
>
>Cheers
Viagra. When my signal looses its strength, I reach for the bottle.
One pill and my signal goes vertically polarized and operating at
maximum strength. The problem is that it doesn't stay up very long
and eventually looses its strength.
There are many ways to improve the signal. The best and easiest is to
build or buy an external antenna. Antennas will do more for
increasing signal levels than any other method. They also reduce
interference by picking up less signal from undesired directions. In
addition, they improve the signal in both transmit and receive,
usually equally.
TMA (tower mounted amplifiers) have a different purpose. They reduce
the effects of long coax runs. They're not really intended for range
improvement. They increase the signal asymetrically by building an
alligator (big mouth, small ears). For a proper link, both ends have
to have the same EIRP. That means if you install a power amplifier on
one end of the link, you have to do the same on the other. If only on
one end, the whole neighborhood can hear the power amplifier, but the
access point connected to the amplifier can only hear a short
distance.
There are also store and forward repeaters, also known as range
extenders. These have problems with speed reduction, interference
generation, hardware compatibility, and performance. They do work,
but you have to be prepared for an adventure in compatibility and
performance. If you go this route, look into routers with WDS
features.
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