DWL-900AP and Linux

[Michael Renzmann]

Hi.

Jason Hecker wrote:
> Diversity antennas on wireless devices tend to use just the one antenna for 
> transmission and both for reception.  

Testings of some german guys showed that the ACX100-based APs seem to be 
the first APs that are able to do TX-diversity. Which means they switch 
the antenna used to send out signals. Some even say that the integrated 
antenna is sending with a much stronger signal than the external 
antenna. I could not verify those results, as I'm using the Wisecom AP 
which has both antennas external (and both are unremovable).

Regarding the "switch off antenna diversity": try to access http://<ip 
of access point>/weca.htm and adjust the diversity there. They say this 
also has effect on the performance which has been prooved by throughput 
messurements (about 650kbyte/s with both antennas, about 950kbyte/s with 
only one antenna). Don't ask me what is happening inside those things :)

Bye, Mike