[MLB-WIRELESS] Help on what i'd want.

[Will Lanigan]

you'll always pick up a signal in netstumbler regardless of the settings
being perfect
(or so i've come to the conclusion of)

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Marsh" <dmarsh at bigw.com.au>
To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 3:03 PM
Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Help on what i'd want.


>
> I'd suggest you try a link test across an open field (footy/park/etc)
first,
> just to make sure everything works the way you'd expect *before* climbing
up
> on the roof. ;-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan Abbenhuys [mailto:sneeze at alphalink.com.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, 5 June 2002 2:21 PM
> To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Help on what i'd want.
>
>
> Best way to see if a link works, is to get some equipment and test it. Of
> course
> it's not nice to buy equipment only to find out you can't get a
connection,
> so if you've got any sources to borrow some it would be good.
>
> Jump up on your roof with a notebook and an antenna, point towards your
> mates
> house, get him to do the same thing at his end. wave your antennas around
> with
> Netstumbler running and see what happens.  If you get no connection you
may
> need a bit more height, so try get hold of a pole to put your antenna on
and
> hold it up and again wave it around.
>
> If still nothing, try and find some higher geographics points near your
> houses
> and test from there. If it works then you know there's just something in
the
> middle restricting your signal, or you need a higher mast at your house.
>
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