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). -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) ------------------------------
