Thanks for all the insight. The cable very stiff, the pig tale idea I think
would be better. The cable is currently attached to a wireless pci card in
the computer, but has broken two connectors off the cards. I figured if I
can find an adapter and hook it up to the router instead, then I could just
connect the computer with regular network cable. That is why I need an
adapter

Bryon

"Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in message
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> "Bryon Friesen" <bryonfriesen@hotmail.com> hath wroth:
>
>>I have a wrt54GL router I am wanting to remove the antenas and attach to a
>>yagi. If i am correct I have an RP sma on the end of the yagi, it is a
>>small
>>connector. Would this be the correct adapter.
>>http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/con...?SKU=AXA-NMRSJ
>
> Wrong connector. The WRT54GL uses an RP-TNC and not an RP-SMA.
>
>>I think it looks correct, but wanted a second opinion,
>
> Here's an adapter you can attach on the end of the cable from antenna
> which will probably have an N connector.
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220081412633>
> If you're using really stiff cable (i.e. LMR-400 or LMR-600), then I
> suggest you use a pigtail instead of an adapter.
> <http://www.fab-corp.com/home.php?cat=286>
>
>>also wondering does
>>it matter which side I connect the yagi to.
>
> Yep. You'll want to disable diversity reception when you install an
> external antenna. You can live without it, but which antenna you
> connect with is a crap shoot with two radically different antennas. If
> you can't or won't disable one antenna, then at least unplug the
> unused antenna.
>
> The stock Linksys firmware does NOT have a setting for selecting a
> single tx or tx antenna:
> <http://www.linksysdata.com/ui/WRT54GL/4.30.0/Wireless-Advanced-Settings.htm>
> I suggest you install DD-WRT v23 sp2 replacement firmware:
> <http://www.dd-wrt.com>
> which does have such a setting:
> <http://www.informatione.gmxhome.de/DDWRT/Standard/V23final/Wireless_Advanced.html>
> When it says "left" or "right" antenna, it means when looking at the
> FRONT of the WRT54GL.
>
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