Help! What Type of Setup Needed to Extend the Range of my Lucent Wireless Card

[saber800]

Hey, I currently have a Lucent/Orinoco Silver PCMCIA Wireless adapter and I would like to increase its range another 800-1500 feet. How would I go about to do this (like what I need, setup, where to buy, etc)??
I know it has an external antenna connector at the end of the card but I'm unsure of what hardware I need. I know I need to get a pigtail connector to link the card to the antenna and the external antenna but is there anything else I need (do I need to buy a 2.4G Amplifier)?
Also, what type of antenna should I get? I guess you need what application I'm using it for. I'm trying to connect to my friends accesspoint located across the street. There is a tree and a house partly in the way of line-of-sight.

My budget is $120 or less for the hardware.

Thanks

 

[saber800]

With regards to the Antenna, what dbi strength should it be? 8dbi ? 12dbi? and what is the conversion from dbi to feet (if possible)?

 

[JackMDS]

Your bet on extending distance would be on the Main transmission side. I.e. the AP or the Wireless Router.

Antenna on the receiving side will let you gain very little distance (probably another 20? or so).

For 800' to 1500' you need special arrangement.

Antennas / Range Boosting.


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