Wireless antenne question

[Korialstrasza]

Hi guys,

I was wondering about this antenna: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127063&cm_re=antenne-_-33-127-063-_-Product

Can you put this on the wireless router itself to boost signal broadcast? Or is it strictly for the receiving adapter?

Also, would there be any benefit to multiple antennas? My dlink wireless card has 3 antenna ports. Would 3 of these be stronger than just one? Or no added benefit?

Thanks, my apartment kinda stinks so before I start looking at more complicated solutions like access points, I want to make sure the simple, obvious solutions like adding a bigger antenna are taken out of the equation.

 

[dashpuppy]

Hi guys,

I was wondering about this antenna: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127063&cm_re=antenne-_-33-127-063-_-Product

Can you put this on the wireless router itself to boost signal broadcast? Or is it strictly for the receiving adapter?

Also, would there be any benefit to multiple antennas? My dlink wireless card has 3 antenna ports. Would 3 of these be stronger than just one? Or no added benefit?

Thanks, my apartment kinda stinks so before I start looking at more complicated solutions like access points, I want to make sure the simple, obvious solutions like adding a bigger antenna are taken out of the equation.

those are junk! Adding a bigger antenna is not always the solutions, you have to look at the antena's gain, and specs to see if it will work first.

J'

 

[AmphibSailor]

Hi guys,

I was wondering about this antenna: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127063&cm_re=antenne-_-33-127-063-_-Product

Can you put this on the wireless router itself to boost signal broadcast? Or is it strictly for the receiving adapter?

Also, would there be any benefit to multiple antennas? My dlink wireless card has 3 antenna ports. Would 3 of these be stronger than just one? Or no added benefit?

Thanks, my apartment kinda stinks so before I start looking at more complicated solutions like access points, I want to make sure the simple, obvious solutions like adding a bigger antenna are taken out of the equation.

The antenna can be used on either the router or the NIC. It is rated at 7.5 dbi which is not terribly bad. Better performance can be obtained by placing the antenna as high as possible. If within the LOS, you've probably got it made.

Multiple antennas usually will help out due to a property called rf diversity. (Similar to the way phasing works.) However, sometimes one of the three antennas is used for 5 Ghz while the other two are for 2.4 Ghz. So if you're using 2.4 Ghz, place the extra antenna on the 2.4 output.

Hope this helps.

 

[Korialstrasza]

Thanks guys!

The adapter in my computer is N (D-Link DWA-552 Xtreme N) but the router is not (Linksys WRT54GL). Does N have a stronger signal? Should I consider getting an N router?

Out of curiosity, if I got something powerful like this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833164156) it would have to go onto the receiving computer, right? Something doesn't seem right about broadcasting my router signal ~1.5 miles, heh! My router is on the bottom floor of a two story apartment. I can't quite place the router directly below my room with the computer, but I got it as close as I can. Factoring in the angles, the signal has to go through about 20 feet of ceiling. Would that 14dBi antenna be extremely overkill for that? (would sure love 100% signal strength, hovering at 90% now)

Thanks!