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 daba
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 Build your own WiFi access point 
#2863788 - 07/07/04 04:56 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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Wireless home networking can be a pain if the signal isn't strong enough to reach the corners of your home/property where eager users and their computers are demanding a stronger WiFi signal for your 802.11x network.
Why spend $30-$100 on a pringles can and some wire with a brand name on it when you can build your own WiFi access point using a pringles can and some wire.
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Seuss
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 Re: Build your own WiFi access point [Re: daba]
#2863964 - 07/07/04 07:15 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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old news... this was posted almost a year ago...
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Re: Build your own WiFi access point [Re: daba]
#2864231 - 07/07/04 11:10 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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I think those homemade antennas work on 802.11b only.
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Re: Build your own WiFi access point [Re: daba]
#2864327 - 07/07/04 11:40 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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If you have an extra computer lying around and need an access point,
just get wifi card,and a nic, install linux and hostap.
You can make the computer an access point as well as download some pretty nice live cds where you can actually administer your own public hotspot.
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Re: Build your own WiFi access point [Re: daussaulit]
#2864362 - 07/07/04 11:53 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
daussaulit said:
I think those homemade antennas work on 802.11b only.
You have to make them to pick up the right wavelength, so they could work for any wavelength.
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Seuss
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Re: Build your own WiFi access point [Re: Redo]
#2864436 - 07/07/04 12:16 PM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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> so they could work for any wavelength.
Within reason... I don't know of any configuration of a pringle can are going to pick up a wave at 420nm for example.
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Re: Build your own WiFi access point [Re: Seuss]
#2864565 - 07/07/04 12:46 PM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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lol ya, thats why could was italicized.
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Re: Build your own WiFi access point [Re: Seuss]
#2866096 - 07/07/04 07:49 PM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
Seuss said:
old news... this was posted almost a year ago...
It's not old news to me.
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Re: Build your own WiFi access point [Re: daba]
#2867045 - 07/08/04 12:16 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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too bad wirless is absolutly unsecure encryped or not. im sticking to wired until they fix the whole key broadcasting thing
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Seuss
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Re: Build your own WiFi access point [Re: daba]
#2867953 - 07/08/04 09:13 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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