any one need a way to adjust a directional wifi antenna?
 

any one need a way to adjust a directional wifi antenna?

i have a file that you can run and give say wifi level over and over
till signal is the best.
FILE
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#! /bin/bash

let x=0
while [ "true" ]
do
iwconfig wlan0 | grep -o "level.*" | espeak
let ++x
sleep 2
done
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you need to have espeak installed
to stop kill wifi also wlan0 may have to be changed to wlan1 to work

I would be interested in something like this. My wifi antenna is very touchy and if someone walks by and moves the computer even a few inchs this way or that it messes up the connection 100% and takes 20-30 minutes to get it set up again by random guessing, turning wifi on and off through GUI Etc.

you can email me for the file
but sounds like you have software or hardware trouble
jar8912@yahoo.com

I don't think I have hardware problems, I'm just at the extreme of distance from my wifi router so I only get the signal if it is positioned just right :)

weak signal
 

this may help but you may need a external antenna or a repeater in the center

How exaclty would I use this script once I've created it ? (I'm not saying how do I run it, rather what is the method you would use to adjust the antenna) Maybe I just need to try it out and see how it works, will try it tonight if I get a chance :) The connection I have is stable as long as everything is perfect, get good down and up speeds etc, but if I bump the computer it will die or if microwave comes on etc ;) trying to avoid spending any more money upgrading my network if I can help it, though we're going to switch ISP soon and will be getting a better router to go along with it (from DSL TO Cable) If I have to I will just run an ethernet cable from the room to the router but I kind of want to avoid that if possible.

i just made a shortcut on my desktop to run it it is like a dos bat file
you have to use pkill or go to system manager to stop it. it is in a loop
after you create it you must right click on it pick properties and select make executable
now you can run it your looking for the lowest number that is the best signal hope this helps

Thanks I will give it a try tonight. It has to be more effect than turning my wireless network on and off, moving my antenna little by little each time until I get a connection ; ) This should hold me over until I can upgrade my network.

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