108 Mbps Cardbus/USB Adapters that accept external antennae

Appreciate a list. I currently have a SMC Barricade 7904WBRA. Should I
stick with SMC.

Thanks.

On 27 Sep 2005 07:07:14 -0700, "baduser"
<michael.l.thornton@gmail.com> wrote:

>Appreciate a list. I currently have a SMC Barricade 7904WBRA. Should I
>stick with SMC.

Your SMC 7904WBRA is an ADSL wireless router that does NOT support
108MBit/sec enhancements to 802.11g. You would be wasteing your money
buying something faster then 54Mbits/sec unless you also replace your
existing 7904WBRA.

Offhand, I don't know of any USB adapters that have easily attachable
external antennas. However, if you search Google Groups for articles
on "USB antenna", you'll probably find quite a few modifications and
do it thyself adaptations.


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I realize the 7904 isn't geared for 108. I move amongst various clients
so I would like to give myself a shot at 108 if the situation arose. My
concerns are more with SMC being a good choice as an all rounder,
particularly with the 7904. Being able to attach an external antenna
would be a plus, but USB/Cardbus are limited.

On 1 Oct 2005 07:32:09 -0700, "baduser" <michael.l.thornton@gmail.com>
wrote:

>I realize the 7904 isn't geared for 108. I move amongst various clients
>so I would like to give myself a shot at 108 if the situation arose. My
>concerns are more with SMC being a good choice as an all rounder,
>particularly with the 7904. Being able to attach an external antenna
>would be a plus, but USB/Cardbus are limited.

First, please realize that there are two 108Mbit/sec proprietary
technologies (Turbo, Super-G, and Afterburner), so your chances of
finding a compatible access point is rather less than I would expect.
In addition, the increasing popularity of MIMO (pre-N or eventually
802.11n) will also limit your abilities to find a compatible access
point. In addition, the benifits of these proprietary improvements
are only useful when fairly close to the access point (< 6ft) and only
between similar technology client to client transfers. You'll also
need a 100Mbit/sec broadband connection to insure that the speed to
the internet is faster than the maximum 50-60mbits/sec wireless
performance for 108Mbits/sec. Lastly, they don't work peer to peer.

Well, you did ask for an opinion and I think that this exercise in
performance enhancement is a total waste of time and effort. Stay
with 802.11g and away from proprietary enhancements.

Sorry, I have no experience with the SMC client radios and cannot
offer an opinion.

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baduser wrote:
> Appreciate a list. I currently have a SMC Barricade 7904WBRA. Should I
> stick with SMC.
>
> Thanks.
>

Buffalo has 54 Mbps and 125 Mbps Cardbus, and 54 Mbps USB, but no 108
Mbps. All have external antenna jacks. To use the 125, you'd need a
compatible router.

Thanks.

Looks like I'm between a reinforced concrete wall and a hard place.