(question) 3 antenna wireless card -- work with only 1 antenna?

[Colin McGregor]

I have used two early model Linksys WRT-54G (Linux capable) routers
re-flashed with DD-WRT Linux to do wireless bridging (not quite what
you are asking, but close). As long as you can live with the speed
limits of 802.11g this is a good solution.

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 2:20 PM, William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hmm... Has anyone used a wireless router as wireless adapter?
>
> Buying another wireless router (DIR-655 what I already have)
> would be cheaper than buying separate 3-antenna adapter and
> external 3-antenna.
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> William
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>> From: Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org>
>> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
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>> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 9:20:23 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: (question) 3 antenna wireless card -- work with only 1 antenna?
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>> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 09:18:25AM -0400, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
>>>  Some will.  Some won't.  At best you will get 150Mbps (and that's
>> the
>>>  theoretical max).
>>>
>>>  Two antennas max out at 300, and three antennas max out at 450Mbps.
>>
>> Also part of 802.11n is actually MIMO (multiple in, multiple out) which
>> gives it longer range and better coverrage by using two or more antennas
>> to use reflections for signal boosting.  So by using one antenna (even
>> if it is a good one) you are likely to get a much worse result.
>>
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>> Len Sorensen
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