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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>>>if
there are any secret hacks or fine tuning i can do to reduce packet loss, please
<BR>>>advise w/ any possible suggestions. so far my guess is this wireless
ISP is designed to put an antenna on your roof, >>im using a
portable 8dbi patch. maybe my antenna too weak?</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>yes, a real antenna, er, uh...
a DIRECTIONAL antenna would make all the difference. I have a
12mi link that was just to an OMNI antenna (a good one, 15Dbi) good signal, but
heavy packet loss. i put a 17Dbi directional in place of the omni and it
was ALL the difference. An omni puts out signal in all
directions, so there isnt as much concentration of packets (signal) in any one
direction, but with a directional you have a higher concentration, so better
effeciency.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>good luck</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jerryf</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>