Hi,
I've an HP DV8000 with a high end WiFi card. Often I'm in a location where I get bumped on and off the net..I can move the laptop 5 inches one way and get back online with a decent signal. What I'd like to do is build a Yagi or Cantenna device but there is no connector for a antenna to plug in. Is there a way to improve WiFi reception by an external device if you don't have an external connector?
TIA.
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Yes, but not free... Just keep moving the laptop, that's free...
Sorry, forgot to add how to do it the NOT free way.. I have a laptop in my RV and very often I get a marginal signal due to distance or interference from the RV itself (or stuff inside).. I got an external USB unit (dongle type/small/self contained/powered over the USB cable, can be placed at least
6 ft away from the laptop with the included extension cable, can plug into a USB hub, and can use USB extension cable(s) up to 20 FT long (or more, only tested it with 2 10 ft extensions).. perfect in the rv, I put/have it in the window, turn off the laptops wireless (you can have both internal and external), plug it into a USB port, and kick back on the couch).. When I don't need it, I just unplug the USB cable and turn the internal back on.. Did have to spend about $30 though at walmart.. :(snipped-for-privacy@scgis.com hath wroth:
The MiniPCI card in your HP DV8000 probably uses u-FL connectors. Puchase a u-FL to N, TNC, or SMA pigtail and attach an external antenna. Unfortunatly, you may need to drill a hole in your laptop case if you can't find a convenient exit point.
Hint: Forget the yagi. Too difficult to build and carry. The can is easy to build but also bulky. I suggest a patch, panel, or biquad antenna.
On 27 Jun 2006 05:50:44 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@scgis.com wrote in :
I think a much better solution is to simply get something like the Hawking HWU8DD
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