Ryan Underdown » antenna http://ryanunderdown.com SEO, Scripting and Marketing Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:34:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Not Getting Strong Enough Wifi Signal?http://ryanunderdown.com/wifi/not-getting-strong-enough-wifi-signal.php http://ryanunderdown.com/wifi/not-getting-strong-enough-wifi-signal.php#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:43:50 +0000 Ryan Underdown http://ryanunderdown.com/2007/09/05/not-getting-strong-enough-wifi-signal/ Today’s post on Lifehacker showed how amazingly simple it is to make a parabolic reflector to increase your wifi device’s antenna range. Just download a template from freeantennas.com and grab some tinfoil out of the kitchen and you will be amazed with the results.

parabolic wifi antenna booster

I cut up an old manilla legal file folder, wrapped it up in tinfoil and made a makeshift holder by stapling cardboard across the middle for the antenna to pass through in about 5 minutes and it boosted my signal significantly. I’m sure with some tweaking I could get better results but this was all I needed for my local network to function properly. Here are some screenshots of the signal strength in kismet:

Without the antenna:

kismet without the parabolic antenna showing lower db

With the antenna:

kismet showing signal strength with parabolic antenna

More or less a 50% improvement.

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