RE: Help with antenna connections

["Timothy Morris" <mail@xxxxxxx>]

For the Wireless network I used the Compaq stuff - out of the box it has
only 40 bit encryption but there is a firmware update on their website that
updates it to 128. I bought the lot from dabs.com. The PC cards come in at
115, and the PCI cards 125. They're not the cheapest, but AFAIK they are
the
cheapest with 128bit WEP, which should make them more secure than a wired
connection!

I've ordered Dazzlefish 500U from www.madasafish.com It is the same price
as
BT's offering but has a fixed IP and no port blocking, so you can run a web
or ftp server (albiet limited to 256k bandwidth), and run directplay games,
IP telephony etc.

On another note MSN messesnger www.msn.co.uk now allows free calls over the
internet to any US number, and cheap international calls too - difficult to
set up NAT clients to use with Zonealarm, but it works well.

My brother has Openworld at home and he has managed to set it up using
Win98
SE ICS so that his 2 machine network can use his ADSL USB connection. From
what I understand it should be pretty easy, as the drivers for the Alcatel
ADSL USB modem use Windows DUN/RAS (with a dummy phone number) to connect
to
the net.

Now can anyone help me with my antenna problem?

Tim.

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Bilboul [mailto:bilboul@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 December 2000 09:58
To: mail@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Help with antenna connections


I read your message below and I was curious to know which components (make,
price and supplier if possible) you used to set up your wireless network
and
which ADSL service you are planning to have. I understand that BT's entry
level service is for single use - or is there a way around that.

Many thanks

Roger Bilboul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Morris [mailto:mail@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 03:51
> To: Ukha_D@Egroups. Com
> Subject: [ukha_d] Help with antenna connections
>
>
> I've got a problem that I'm sure someone on this list will be able to
help
> me with.
>
> I've installed an 802.11b wireless LAN at home. I want to extend
> it so that
> my brother's family can share my soon to be installed ADSL connection.
The
> problem that I have is that his PC sits in a window behind a double
> radiator, so that signals to the antenna are blocked. I'd like to make
a
> coax extension so that I can re-site the antenna in the window,
> but I'm not
> sure what to order or from where. The antenna connector on the rear of
the
> PCI card is about 6mm in diameter, and has a left hand thread. I
> think that
> RP-TNC *might* be the right connector.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Tim.
>
>
>
>
>



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