Basic question on hooking a wireless antenna with the ExpressCard 34 slot
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Posted by Sharon on May 29, 2008, 2:25 pm
Please log in for more thread options All I want is to attach an 802.11 wifi card in my laptop with an external antenna to boost the laptop's wireless range. I already had an Enteras Networks Roamabout 802.11 wifi card with an antenna connection. But, when I plug the Enteras Networks RoamAbout wifi card into the laptop slot, nothing happens. It doesn't even seem to fit! Looking up the specs for my laptop, I find it's a basic laptop with an "ExpressCard 34 slot". Looking up the specs for the card, it's a PCMCIA card. Do they make ExpressCard Standard wifi cards? Which would you recommend that has an external antenna? | |||||||||||||
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Posted by LR on May 29, 2008, 2:53 pm
Please log in for more thread options http://ubnt.com/downloads/srx_datasheet.pdf You will have to provide your own antenna. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Sharon on May 29, 2008, 5:15 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Thu, 29 May 2008 19:53:24 +0100, LR wrote:
>> Which ExpressCard WiFi would you recommend that has an external antenna?
> You could try a Ubiquiti SRX
> http://ubnt.com/downloads/srx_datasheet.pdf Thank you. I was doing research and found this card to be lacking in reviews D-Link DWA-643 ExpressCard Wireless Network Adapter http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=550 But the Belkin ExpressCard seemed to have better reviews Belkin N Wireless Express Card F5D8073 http://www.belkin.com/uk/supcuz/N_Wireless_ExpressCard_Adapter_F5D8073uk_PB.pdf I'll compare the Belkin with the Ubiquiti SRX. http://ubnt.com/downloads/srx_datasheet.pdf One thing I'll want is the extra antenna slot and I don't know yet which ones have that and which don't. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Sharon on May 29, 2008, 6:21 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Thu, 29 May 2008 14:15:25 -0700, Sharon wrote:
> Ubiquiti SRX
Digging more, it seems these three wireless expresscards seem to be considered the ones for me to buy ..... 1. Ubiquiti SRX (SuperRange Xpress) 2. Belkin N1 ExpressCard 3. Linksys WUSB54GC USB Adapter NIC While I like the Belkin name (never heard of Ubiquiti before), I unfortunately read that it doesn't work in promiscuous mode (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promiscuous_mode). I'm going to consider myself a very junior trainee wannabee war driver as of this moment cuz I'm excited about the possibilities but I don't know anything yet. I do realize I gotta start with a card and some basic knowledge (Linux will have to come later). I'm looking up whether the Ubiquiti SRX or Linksys WUSB54GC can go promiscuous and I'll get the one that does (if either one does). | |||||||||||||
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Posted by DTC on May 31, 2008, 11:31 am
Please log in for more thread options Sharon wrote:
> Ubiquiti SRX.
> http://ubnt.com/downloads/srx_datasheet.pdf Check out the Ubiquiti forums http://ubnt.com/forum/index.php | |||||||||||||
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> All I want is to attach an 802.11 wifi card in my laptop with an external
> antenna to boost the laptop's wireless range.
>
> I already had an Enteras Networks Roamabout 802.11 wifi card with an
> antenna connection. But, when I plug the Enteras Networks RoamAbout wifi
> card into the laptop slot, nothing happens. It doesn't even seem to fit!
>
> Looking up the specs for my laptop, I find it's a basic laptop with an
> "ExpressCard 34 slot". Looking up the specs for the card, it's a PCMCIA
> card.
>
> Do they make ExpressCard Standard wifi cards?
> Which would you recommend that has an external antenna?