"Boosting" the ability to receive a wireless signal??
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Posted by on August 16, 2006, 12:07 am
Please log in for more thread options Hello, I'm asking this question for my father-in-law. 6 mths out of the year, he travels in his motorhome. Many of the campgrounds are now offering "free" wireless connections with their campground fees. Basically, they are putting their router in the window of the campground office and allowing folks to connect to it. In a few of the campgrounds, my FIL has experienced too low of a signal to connect to (he's too far away from the office). He is wanting to know if there is something that HE can put on/in his laptop or motorhome to boost the receiving of this signal? We understand the technology of boosting the signal from the router location, but that's not an option. Thanks for any help. ~Daughter-in-law to a camping papa | |||||||||||||
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Posted by John Navas on August 16, 2006, 12:48 am
Please log in for more thread options On 15 Aug 2006 21:07:32 -0700, labbymommy@gmail.com wrote in If his wireless adapter has an antenna connector, he can use an external high-gain antenna, which can make a considerable difference. Otherwise he needs a new wireless adapter. In that case I recommend the Hawking USB wireless adapter with integrated high-gain antenna as the simplest solution. -- Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes> | |||||||||||||
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Posted by CarlosAntenna on August 16, 2006, 10:39 am
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There seems to be two models of this product. The newer one has a satellite dish looking type antenna which is rated by users as "fragile". There is a previous (discontinued) model which I have found for sale at some online retailers which is rated by some users as superior to the new one. Which one of these are you recommending? -- Carlos > On 15 Aug 2006 21:07:32 -0700, labbymommy@gmail.com wrote in
> > >I'm asking this question for my father-in-law. 6 mths out of the year,
> >he travels in his motorhome. Many of the campgrounds are now offering > >"free" wireless connections with their campground fees. Basically, > >they are putting their router in the window of the campground office > >and allowing folks to connect to it. In a few of the campgrounds, my > >FIL has experienced too low of a signal to connect to (he's too far > >away from the office). He is wanting to know if there is something > >that HE can put on/in his laptop or motorhome to boost the receiving of > >this signal? We understand the technology of boosting the signal from > >the router location, but that's not an option. >
> If his wireless adapter has an antenna connector, he can use an external > high-gain antenna, which can make a considerable difference. Otherwise > he needs a new wireless adapter. In that case I recommend the Hawking > USB wireless adapter with integrated high-gain antenna as the simplest > solution. > > -- > Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com> > John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi> > Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo> > Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes> | |||||||||||||
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Posted by John Navas on August 16, 2006, 11:17 am
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Re; Hawking USB wireless adapter with high-gain antenna. >There seems to be two models of this product. The newer one has a satellite
>dish looking type antenna which is rated by users as "fragile". There is a >previous (discontinued) model which I have found for sale at some online >retailers which is rated by some users as superior to the new one. > >Which one of these are you recommending? Either. p.s. Please don't switch posting styles (top vs bottom) in mid-thread -- it's confusing. Thanks. -- Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes> | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Dave Rudisill on August 19, 2006, 11:09 am
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>There seems to be two models of this product. The newer one has a satellite
>dish looking type antenna which is rated by users as "fragile". There is a >previous (discontinued) model which I have found for sale at some online >retailers which is rated by some users as superior to the new one. > >Which one of these are you recommending? I have both. While the older HWU54D has a 6 db antenna and the newer HWU8DD has an 8 db antenna, I can detect no difference in the strength of the signal when I use them side by side. That said, I prefer the HWU54D because in very marginal conditions the antenna is not as directional as the one of the HWU8DD. The latter can be difficult to "aim" at a very weak signal. -- Dave | |||||||||||||
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>he travels in his motorhome. Many of the campgrounds are now offering
>"free" wireless connections with their campground fees. Basically,
>they are putting their router in the window of the campground office
>and allowing folks to connect to it. In a few of the campgrounds, my
>FIL has experienced too low of a signal to connect to (he's too far
>away from the office). He is wanting to know if there is something
>that HE can put on/in his laptop or motorhome to boost the receiving of
>this signal? We understand the technology of boosting the signal from
>the router location, but that's not an option.