[olug] ot, wireless info please

[Sam Tetherow]

Yes the antenna comes off of the wet11, it is RP-SMA male.  You can get 
the pigtail from
http://www.wisp-router.com/product_info.php?cPath=52&products_id=268
assuming you are N-Female on the Cantenna


Scott Evans wrote:

>I have the Linksys Wireless router w/ 4 port wired
>switch. 
>
>Im sure that the antenna comes off of the wet11.  But
>I have never done any work with cantenna's or anything
>of the sort. 
>
>I would do some searchs on some wireless forums or
>post on a wireless hacking forum to see first. Would
>hate for you to take off the antenna and it not work
>and can't be put back on :)
>
>-Scott-
>
>--- Charles Bird <thebirdman at operamail.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>thats what I kinda thought, I cant seem to get a
>>good pic 
>>of the wet11, I want it but I'm not sure if the
>>antenna 
>>comes of and what connector it has.  Any of you got
>>one? 
>> 
>>I got two pepperidge cookie cans for some cantenna
>>madness. 
>>I cant wait to start. 
>> 
>> 
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: Scott Evans <munkey1979 at yahoo.com> 
>>To: olug at olug.org 
>>Subject: Re: [olug] ot, wireless info please 
>>Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:22:29 -0700 (PDT) 
>> 
>>    
>>
>>> 
>>>Well, A wireless access point does not route
>>>      
>>>
>>packets 
>>    
>>
>>>like a router would. It just gives your wireless 
>>>laptop/Pc a way to connect to the wired backbone
>>>      
>>>
>>of 
>>    
>>
>>>your network. For example, you would use a
>>>      
>>>
>>wireless 
>>    
>>
>>>access point to connect to a already installed
>>>      
>>>
>>wired 
>>    
>>
>>>router or switch.  
>>> 
>>>A bridge pretty much lets two different standards 
>>>communicate together.  A wirless bridge in this
>>>      
>>>
>>case 
>>    
>>
>>>would take the wireless packets and take the
>>>      
>>>
>>wireless 
>>    
>>
>>>802.11 headers from the packet and encapsulate the
>>>      
>>>
>>>packet with ethernet headers so it can communicate
>>>      
>>>
>>>with the wired switch/router/network.  
>>> 
>>>Also, switchs are sometimes called Transparent
>>>      
>>>
>>bridges 
>>    
>>
>>>in many network/cisco books.  
>>> 
>>>This is my understanding, I could be wrong. If I
>>>      
>>>
>>am 
>>    
>>
>>>someone please correct me :)  
>>> 
>>>-Scott- 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>      
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 22:46:34 +0100, Charles Bird
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>><thebirdman at operamail.com> wrote: 
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>ok, I'm finally getting into wireless now. I
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>want 
>>    
>>
>>>>to know what the differnce between access point
>>>>        
>>>>
>>and 
>>    
>>
>>>>router and what exactly a bridge does as well,
>>>>        
>>>>
>>do I 
>>    
>>
>>>>need two bridges for a connection? 
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>  I'm build my cantenna this week. 
>>>>>thanks for the help. 
>>>>>-- 
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