Antenna Booster for Wireless Routers--can Linksys antenna or Hawking be used with any router?

I see that Radio Shack and Best Buy and CompUSA sell antenna booster
(slighly larger) antennas for the Linsys routers. Could these be used
on Dlin or Netgear as well with no problems? I do not have Netgear or
Dlink so do not know the connection?

Any feelings on the Hawking Antennas and if they do any good?

Thanks, Patty

 

Tipically Linksys routers use TNC connectors, while Dlink (and Netgear i
suppose) use SMA connectors, so you'll need a connector/adapter (that
could cost you 7-10USD).

 

I just got a Hawking high gain 6dBi omni antenna. It works great and
has a reverse SMA connector. It also comes with an adaptor for the reverse
TNC connector, so should fit most AP and Routers.

 

Check the loss through those connectors at the frequencies we are using.
Just one connector adapter could easily equal 6db.

I am not saying that you will never realize better performance using such
devices, because anything you put in the signal path can change the
directionality of the antenna, which just could just end up filling a null
that you had before and needed a signal. But generally you are better off
with the smaller, direct mounted units in terms of sheer field strength
numbers.

Ed Cregger

 

The radio shack one doesn't work (or didn't for me), the connector
didn't connect very well.

 

I didn't have to use the adapter for my USR8054. When I did a site
servey it was like this:

Signal Noise
Before -57 -94
After -79 -90

So it looks like an improvement to me The SNR was much better after the
addition of the Hawking antenna. I can also get an internet connection in
my garage, about 45meters behind my house. I couldn't before and that was
the reason for the antenna to begin with.

D

 

Are you referring to the actual devices that increase the out put mw power?

I have a Hawking 6dbi directional antenna on one computer that was only
getting a signal strength of 36% now with the Hawking antenna it is getting
84%, so it works well for me. That computer is on the second floor and
needs to reach the basement of the house.