[olug] wireless cards - anything but Orinoco

[neal rauhauser]

   The Orinoco cards are relatively sensitive, Demarctech tries to out 
do them. Hundreds of milliwatts are better than tens of milliwatts - 
improves your chances of a clean signal. If you're happy with a 30mw 
card, just go with it - this was advice for those wanting to operate 
outdoors for the most part ...

Jeff Hinrichs wrote:
>>    You can use Orinoco but if you want an external antenna they have
>>this flimsy connector which you can look at hard twice before it
>>disintegrates. You're also limited to 30mw.
>>
>>    http://demarctech.com has +21 - +23dBm Prism 2.5 chipset cards with
>>MCX connectors for $160 or so last time I looked. These are 125 - 200mw
>>cards and they have the same tough connector found on Aironet cards.
> 
> What is the benefit of the higher output rating if your access point only
> outputs 30mW? Does increased output also mean increased receive sensitivity?
> In short, is there a good reason to shell out for 200mW instead of 100mW?
> 
> -Jeff
> 
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