How To Add An External Antenna To AirPort Base Station 60
An anonymous reader writes "I came across this article yesterday on how to add an external antenna to an airport base station 2.0 in order to extend its range. Takes about 20-30 mins to complete and with the instructions is very easy."
Possible for version 1.0, too (Score:5, Informative)
http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Airport/Airp
Better tutorial, better pics (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Or you could buy what you need (Score:5, Informative)
It's useful to point out that the performance of any 802.11[abg] base station, Bluetooth node, cell phone, cordless phone, or really any RF device depends an awful lot on the environment in which it operates. Obstacles, reflections, and interference from other devices all play a role. So your AirPort base station may work great when you bring it home, but not so great when you move to a different apartment with different walls. Adding an antenna to your existing unit may improve the performance for a lot less money than adding another base station or replacing your entire network with AirPort Extreme.
Re:Why not Dr. Bott? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Hmm (Score:3, Informative)
The decision to ship the G4 early was widely regarded as a mistake, since Motorola wasn't anywhere near ready to supply sufficient quantities. I don't recall the result of Apple's lawsuit against Motorola for that.