On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:49:57 -0700, MrBill <NoSpam@NoSpam.Com> wrote in
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>I have 2 houses on my property and am about to set up a wireless
>receiver in the other house. Since the Gateway and network adapter
>will be about 75' apart through thick adobe walls, and since there is
>another network adapter in a completely different direction, I figure
>that a few dB omni directional boost might help. But there is quite a
>few antennas out there to choose from and I KNOW that not all are as
>good as they advertise.
>
>Can anyone recommend a good omni directional 2.4 GHz antenna for my
>Linksys network? eBay antennas are fine . . .

I think you're going to have trouble getting through those Adobe walls,
so buy antennas with a solid return capability.

Bear in mind that high gain omni antennas trade vertical beam width for
gain, so the more gain the more necessary it will be to have all
wireless units at a given elevation.

My own recommendation would be to go with the same manufacturer as your
wireless devices; e.g., Linksys HGA7S or HGA7T (as appropriate).

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