On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 02:10:47PM -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
On 03/21/2017 11:50 AM, John R Pierce wrote:
On 3/21/2017 5:02 AM, ken wrote:
Those have worked for me as well. Their range, however, is a third or half as much as a normal wifi device.
in general, the back of a server, buried under all the cables, and right up against the metal box is a lousy place for an RF antenna...
My application is for a Cubieboard2 in its plastic case, sitting on my desk next to my notebook for development testing. Or in my hotel room or conference meeting 'wireless cafe'.
Not for my production 'rack':
http://medon.htt-consult.com/~rgm/cubieboard/cubietower-3.JPG
and in addition, if location is a problem, you could dangle your dongle (ha ha) on the end of a short USB cable so that it isn't right next to the computer (which generates its own RF noise).