[geeks] Wireless AP's

[Thomas Gallaway]

On Sunday, June 22, 2003, at 05:49 PM, Eric Dittman wrote:

>>> I have a WAP11, too, and get much better coverage around
>>> the house than I got with my old AP (an original Apple
>>> Airport), even after adding an external antenna to the
>>> old AP.  Once I did the signal power hack, I got really
>>> good coverage.  I really don't see any need to upgrade
>>
>> signal power hack? software or hardware? I added the Linksys power
>> booster...
>
> This was a software hack.  The hack doesn't work on
> the 2.x and later WAP11s.

oh THAT software hack that would boost the signal of the WAP11 but also
create harmonic stray frequency's all over the band way out of 2.4ghz 
hehe..
Be carefull with that. Google for the hack and read about it. It turns 
out to
not really be a very good idea.