On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Grant Edwards <grante@(protected):
> On 2008-05-10, Grant <emailgrant@(protected):
>>>> I'm talking about the USB wireless adapter (I don't think I can
>>>> connect the antenna to my laptop directly),
>>>> not the passphrase key...
>>>
>>> Ah. I've got a Hawking HWUG1 USB WiFi adapter that works fine
>>> with Gentoo (I had to download driver source from somewhere).
>>> It's got an R-SMA connector for use with external antennas.
>>
>> I've had good luck using these together:
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833164015
>
> Yup, that's the one I have. That's a good price on it, too.
>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833164110
>
> I've also got one of those antennas and it's exellent. It
> provides a little (1-2dB) more gain as my double-biquad
> reflector, but it's a lot cheaper (assuming your time is worth
> much), and a bit easier to use, since it will sit nicely on a
> table or windowsill.

Seems a nice combo, indeed.
A curiosity: by itself, the Hawking USB adapter has more or less
sensitivity than the simple Airport glued to my Macbook motherboard?

m.
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