Hello all Netgear WNR3500Lv2 users!
Check out the modiffication I did on my Netgear unit.
I used the following:
4x 7dBi Antennas > http://www.ebay.com/itm/180399421401?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3082wt_1163
2x RP-SMA adaptors > http://www.ebay.com/itm/330457462441?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2795wt_1163
2x Pigtails > http://www.ebay.com/itm/320847624761?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_1628wt_1163
Total of 15$
The antennas are a little bit low grade quality on the build, and may be are not really 7dBi, but the performance change from the stock integrated antennas was great.
The results:
inSSIDer reports over 20 dBm increase. I can achive 5.3 MB/s transfer speed while downloading torrents. Downloading Linux ofcorse :)
I am using Shibby's TOMATO firmware. The power output value is set to 0, which means that the driver will automatically choose the power settings.
I will post more screenshots later.
Conclusion:
This mod is perfect for people that have very crowded 2.4Ghz band envirnment.
how did you do? Valerio
Hello kt_haddock.
Thank You for your 2 cents, actually they are like 20 euros if I have to be honest :).
So you are saying that by adding the antennas in parallel, I decreased the effective output of the router?
Please confirm the statement above. The 2 cents are really 20 euros :)
Not only would you decrease power with the split connectors, you can also endure interference with that many antennas so close together.
This kit is what i found to be ideal for this unit.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/7dBi-Antenna-Mod-Kit-for-Netgear-WNR3500L-v-2-/3...
I forgot this model doesn't have 3 inside from what i seen, its only a 2 connector inside model, the WNR3500L v1 has 3 connectors inside, i'm not sure what the difference in the MIMO config is on the WNR3500L v2. Thats why i edited that info out.
does this work with 20dbi or more antennas?
I have my WNR3500L v2 on the way.
I plan to use AdvancedTomato Shibby Mod 1.28+ on it. I am using plain tomato currently on Cisco E3000
So what i gather from this thread is that I would need just the following items as mentioned in the original post to do the external antenna mod :
4x 7dBi Antennas > http://www.ebay.com/itm/180399421401?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3...
2x RP-SMA adaptors > http://www.ebay.com/itm/330457462441?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3...
2x Pigtails > http://www.ebay.com/itm/320847624761?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3...
Can someone who has successfully done it please reconfirm.
Thanks.
I have my WNR3500L v2 on the way.
I plan to use AdvancedTomato Shibby Mod 1.28+ on it. I am using plain tomato currently on Cisco E3000
So what i gather from this thread is that I would need just the following items as mentioned in the original post to do the external antenna mod :
4x 7dBi Antennas > http://www.ebay.com/itm/180399421401?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3...
2x RP-SMA adaptors > http://www.ebay.com/itm/330457462441?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3...
2x Pigtails > http://www.ebay.com/itm/320847624761?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3...
Can someone who has successfully done it please reconfirm.
Thanks.