Hawking Technology Hi-Gain 6dB Omni-Directional Wireless Antenna (HAI6SIP)

This antenna worked well for me in a large family home. It was hooked up to a Wireless (G) Linksys router. My router is located on the lower level of the house, and I could not establish a stable connection throughout the house. I definately recommend this product to extend the range of the signal. However, you should be aware that network adaptors play a role in this situation. I first had a Linksys USB Wireless adaptor, and it could not pick up the weak signal. I switched to the Netgear WG121 and that established a signal everytime (once I got it finally setup properly). Finally, this product will not work with every wireless router. Make sure to check you router to ensure it has the right type of connector (I don't think this fits most NetGear routers).

...increased my signal strength, but only a little. I finally went out and bought a new Linksys wireless router with SRX200 and - guess what - it increased my signal strength as well - but only a little. In sum, I believe this antenna works as advertised. But I've learned a lesson: next time I'll simply purchase a repeater (but, too late now!)

This particular Antenna works a lot better than its successor HAI7SIP, although in theory it is a gain of 6dB instead of 7dB. Range and reliability was greater than the HAI7SIP. Could it be because of its robust built? Have not tested this on 802.11N network but it should be able to work efficiently all the same. Very pleased with this purchase.

Wanted to extend the range of my wireless network. This product did work, but if you need a major boost, you might want to look at a repeater. Overall this is a good product, especially cost wise.

This wireless antenna works very well and it was simple to install. I simply unscrewed the antenna on my wireless nic card and screwed the antenna connector in. My only problem was that the cord connecting the antenna to the nic is too short. It needs to have a few feet of cord.

I'm using this outside and it's working perfectly-so far- 8 months and counting. Currently it's buried in snow.

Just finished testing this with a wi-fi relay router that I'm building. I bought one of these many years ago at a brick and mortar CompUSA for use in a NetStumbler wifi device. I just bought a second one so I could repurpose my NetStumbler hardware into my relay router. The gain of these antennae over the stock antenna is sometimes nominal, but it is there. In my tests the overall gain ranged from 2 to 10 db. If you average that it comes out to the 6db advertised on the box. One thing that you must understand is that db is a relative measurement. In this case the reference for the 6db is "a standard dipole antenna" according my amateur radio hobbyist friend. The antennae that came with your wireless card or wireless access point may also have a gain relative to the standard. That gain may be greater than 6db in which case this antenna will be a downgrade for you. The main advantage of this antenna isn't the gain, it's the flexibility of positioning. If you are looking for a quick fix, this probably isn't the product you want. But if you are willing to experiment with positioning you should be able to get good results.One last thing: This Antenna pre-dates 802.11n or came close enough to the beginning of "n" as a standard that the specifications on the box assume you need 5GHz for "n". This isn't an 802.11b/g antenna. It's a 2.4GHz antenna. It's not a 5GHz antenna. If you are trying to fix a reception problem in the 2.4GHz band this may help.

There's a few running themes I wanted to address. If you're trying to use this antenna on an access point that has two antennas, then it makes sense to replace them both (one sends, and the other receives). If you only have one antenna on the access point to start with, then you don't have to worry about that.The other tricky part is that it really depends on how much gain your current antenna has. If you already have a 6dBi antenna from the factory, then it won't help. If you have a 9dBi antenna from the factory, then you would have half the signal, and with a 3dBi antenna, it would actually double it.Also, it says omnidirectional, but really, it's 360 degrees in kind of a donut pattern. So don't try to put it downstairs, and expect to see better signal right above it. You'll be really disappointed.