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[netarc]

Has anyone successfully used an external antenna to extend the wirelless range of a WHR-HP-G300N router?  The docs show that the antennae on the router are upgradeable, yet there's a dearth of info on the Buffalo site re: antennae that are compatible with this router.

Too - I'm running the WHR-HP-G300N with DD-WRT firmware ... is the consensus that this firmware has better/worse/same coverage as Buffalo's "user-friendly" firmware?  Would changing the router from NG-Mixed to BG-mixed mode (dropping from 5Ghz to 2.4Ghz) help extend the range at all?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions...

[netarc]

bump...would appreciate some info from the Buffalo techs...

[CapnSmith]

Any of the external antennae on our website will work with this router, or for that matter, any external antenna that has an RP-SMA connection should work as well.

A "pigtail" adapter may be needed to change from one type of connector to the RP-SMA style connector,

Specifically, the WLE-2DA is a high-gain directional antenna designed to be used with the WHR-HP-G300N, as it has 2 RP-SMA connectors on it for the 2 connectors on the router.

[netarc]

great, thank you - question re: this antenna's coverage, is it an ellipsoid, or do these directional antennae have a different coverage profile?

[drmemory · Accepted solution]

Here is the antenna coverage.

[drmemory]

Horizontal Coverage

[netarc]

fantastic, thank you!  may I request the same coverage graph for...

- the standard antenna of the WHR-HP-G300N

- WLE-HG-NDR omnidirectional antenna

Incidentally, have you folks an estimate of how much % increase in range the WLE-2DA antenna would provide over the standard antennae of the WHR-HP-G300N?

[drmemory]

I don't have a coverage graph for that one.

Also, I do not have a comparison in range difference. 

Sorry.