I did that already. That's how I got the idea to convert a pasta
strainer to a reflector for my usb adapter.
On 6/12/2012 22:53, Stephen wrote:
>
> If you want to do some wireless experiments google antenna :-)
>
> On Jun 12, 2012 10:47 PM, "Derek Trotter" <expat.arizonan@gmail.com
> <mailto:expat.arizonan@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I read about a test once where a group in Las Vegas wanted to see
> how far they could make off the shelf wifi gear reach. One team
> set up on one of the mountains around Las Vegas. The other on a
> mountain in Utah over 100 miles away. They used 12 foot satellite
> dishes as the reflectors.
>
> Here's one
> http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2007/06/w_wifi_record_2/
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9730708-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
> <http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9730708-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5>
> about a guy in Venezuela getting a connection between two
> computers 237 miles apart.
>
> Then of course there's always RFC 1149.
> http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-257064.html
>
> On 6/12/2012 21:48, Stephen wrote:
>>
>> Those are indeed ad hoc hp machines and a number of people don't
>> even know they are even broadcasting. I have noticed it most with
>> hp. And it can be suprusing how far they will reach...
>>
>
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