Re: Range of Wireless Networking.

Blaine Hamrick wrote: 
I used to have a Linksys BEFW11S4 11 mbps wireless router, and now I have
the WRT54G 54 mbps router, which looks identical to the old one. The only
problem is that the slower 11 mbps system had great coverage, but now I have
less than one-half that range.

Is this normal? Will installing a set of those long, black Linksys accessory
antennas make a noticeable difference? Will buying the newer Linksys router
with the three antennas give me better coverage. Should I try another brand?

At least I don't have to worry about hackers. They would have to park in a
very small, specific area to get a signal at all.

Thank you all for your help, and peace be with you.

In my testing I did not see a noticeable differences with those larger antennas you are talking about.

You could try different firmware like from Sveasoft that would let you boost up the power output which I think helps. I usually only turn it up to around 200mw and not go to the max for fear of overheating and I think the signal starts to get a little unsteady at the higher power.
I'm sure other people from this group will have lots of other good suggestions as well.
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