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Linksys - Wireless Signal Booster

Here you go..

»www.socalwug.org/wsb24.htm

reply to dvandervelde
I purchased the Linksys wireless signal booster and it works great. I also added twin 5db antenna's,

I can get a signal from about 1/8 mile away or more. You need to have a good security system if you use this strong of a signal.

said by AuroraMike:

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I purchased the Linksys wireless signal booster and it works great. I also added twin 5db antenna's,

I can get a signal from about 1/8 mile away or more. You need to have a good security system if you use this strong of a signal.

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reply to dvandervelde
Search in this forum and the Linksys forum and you will find very mixed reviews of the WSB24. Some (like the rather naive SOCALWUG reviewer linked above) gush about big improvements; others report no discernible change.

This is due to the wide variation in the performance of various users' routers/access points before adding the amp -- which in turn is due to Linksys' poor quality control.

The WSB24 will take an input signal between 5 dBm and 20 dBm and output a fixed 20 dBm. So those whose original units were performing like dogs to begin with realize a big boost. Those who had decent performance already get no significant improvement.

There is some boost to the received signal either way. IMHO, this could justify the purchase of the unit because the receive-sensitivity of the underlying Linksys units is so poor. But I didn't think it was worth the money. YMMV.

Another factor if you are considering also adding a third-party antenna: The WSB24 splits the signal into one antenna for transmit and another for receive, so you would need two matching antennas.

BTW, before buying any third-party antennas or the amp, you should try these and see if they meet your needs:

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reply to dvandervelde
Here is where I purchased the 5db antenna's.

»www.hdcom.com/hd19350_1lg.jpeg

»www.hdcom.com

reply to boomerbubba
giving the fact that I have one external antenna and the signal buster, may I mix through an adapter te
he two boster's antennas into one external?

thanks

reply to boomerbubba
boomerbubba,

I get the impression from Mr. Erskine's site that one can take 2 old CD Rom's (say, from an AOL Promotion) and mount them 1 and 5/8" centered behind the WAP 11 dipoles and get a good-sized dBm result.

Do you know if anyone has tried this, and are happy with the results?

Best.

reply to dvandervelde
Does anyone know if the Linksys WSB24 uses antenna diversity?

reply to dvandervelde
I was considering getting one so that I can get better reception across the street at the coffee shop where all the cute girls are!

Nice to discover the 3rd party antennas as well.

Greg

reply to GodsFO
from what I heard, one antenna is send, one antenna is receive, rather then use a bi-directional amp (expensive), linksys uses two directional amps, one for receiving and one for sending.

i'm probably wrong though ... google would be your best bet for imperical data.
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reply to GodsFO

said by GodsFO:

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Does anyone know if the Linksys WSB24 uses antenna diversity?

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reply to dvandervelde
I am planning on buying one when the budget loosens up a little, here at my LAN we're still recovering from the new Dell X200 ...

It made a huge difference in my WLAN. I am using it with a WAP11 v2.2 and I am 100% satisfied.

reply to dvandervelde
Well, I now have one on order from TechData so I'll post my results when I get it in a few days...

reply to dvandervelde
I bought the signale booster also, and very happy. If you happen to have a DWL-650+ also Dlink has a new beta driver that boosts your card signal by 4db, and it adds more features, happy with the total setup, awesome distance.

reply to WiFiFreak

said by WiFiFreak:

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The WSB24 uses one antenna for RX and one for TX, according Linksys and the FCC.

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This may be a dumb thing to ask but does anyone know if there is any heath risk if you put it in the livingroom or near people or should I put it in the garage?

I got scared of this too but we're talking 100mw here. In the grand scheme of all radio waves we're exposed to everyday, an AccessPoint is not a big deal...

Thats true. But I was just thinking a kid standing a foot away may not be to good. I'm still getting it as soon as the one for the G comes out. Just looking at where i'm going to put it.