Will 2 different kind of antennas work on one wireless router?

[Twinhead]

I have a Linksys wireless router and recently I broke one of its antennas. Now the signal reception is very poor because only one antenna is working. I am getting an antenna which has better gains than the Linksys's original one. My question is, if I put 2 different kind of antennas on my Linksys wireless router, will they work together since they have different gain? If this works, will the signal reception get effected?

Any comment appreciated.

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

I'd talk to Linksys about the two antenna models, I'm not sure how you connect an outside antenna in this case. 🙂

 

[Twinhead]

I just switched a new antenna with one of the Linksys's antenna.

 

[AFSOC_Commando]

Twinhead,

Antenna brand has nothing to do with function...

The replacement antenna must have the 2 following abilities to work correctly:
1. Correct Frequency range for your WAP
2. Correct threading/connector

Hope that helps

 

[JackMDS]

Actually what is really important is the correct Impedance and SWR.