Wifi Antenna Types

September 18, 2007

Wireless or Wifi antenna’s are separated into two main types, directional and omnidirectional. For long distance work there is no substitute for a good directional antenna. While focusing the transmitted signal to cover greater distance, the receive performance is also greatly enhanced. By listening in one direction only, a significant amount of ‘noise’ from other […]

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Increasing Wireless Range

September 14, 2007

One of the biggest drawbacks of using wifi is that wireless range is usually limited to about 100 metres or less. I guess this is a lot better than being tethered to a cable but now that we have a little mobility, we want more! The 2.4Ghz frequency that a typical wireless network uses does […]

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Xnet Update

September 14, 2007

Hi and welcome to the new site format. I have decided to go with a blog (short for weblog) format for the Xnet website. The reason for this is because ‘blogging’ allows a website to be updated easily with fresh content and ideas. It is also very easy for site visitors to provide feedback in […]

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