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Reverse TNC Male

And you can use any antenna that's built for 2.4 GHz. Unity gain, 5.5 dBi (what I'm using to link 2 condo complexes), etc.

Use LMR-400 (or better - better is left as an exercise for the reader) cable, reverse TNC Male connector for the back of the Linksys... N-type female (usually) on the antenna end of the cable.

Calculate your system gains/losses at this site:

http://www.dct.com/~multiplx/wireless/wireless.mai n.cgi?GoButton=Go+Now%21

A word of caution - don't mess with the connectors yourself unless you know what you're doing. A stray strand of braid touching the center conductor will blow you out of the water. Also, to minimize loss (we're only talking 50 milliwatts here - not much power), be sure you use quality, solder-type connectors, and only the ones at each end... "measure twice, cut once" is an invaluable piece of advice when installing your transmission cable.

Also be careful of short coax runs and 24 dBi gain antennae - don't want to run afoul of the FCC.

One other comment - don't use channel 6 (the default in the WAP 11).

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There is a wireless network how-to that shows you how to hack Proxim Symphonys for a better antenna and higher power.

There is a wireless how-to here that shows you how to modify low cost 2.4 GHz wireless cards for extended range.

Here is a Low Cost Wireless How-To. It shows some modifications for increased range on the low power 2.4 GHz devices.

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