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well my Wifi PCI Adapter rarely spots a network and does not last long,so i was wondering if anyone knows any idea tht can i mprove my signal strength.
Tq
R
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Posted: 2007-03-17 18:52:41
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buy a new adaptor?
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Posted: 2007-03-17 18:54:11
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the adapter is working fine,but i need to improve the signal strength!!
R
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Posted: 2007-03-17 19:12:33
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How old is the adaptor?
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Posted: 2007-03-17 19:14:38
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sorry, but you made it sound like a regular problem and as I have never experienced this either with a wifi adaptor, or built in wifi, I can only assume the one you have is not performing as it should and therefore should be replaced
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Posted: 2007-03-17 19:16:19
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the adapter is hardly a month old....
isnt there a limit to which the adapter can find a network?
i guess my nearest network is faaar away,so it isnt strong enough..
and jst want to increase its signal strength...
R
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Posted: 2007-03-17 19:26:15
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How far is the network your trying to access?
I know there are things like wifi bridges which work as 'bridge' to link two wireless networks together if they are to far away.
and i think i saw a booster ariel that you put on the outside of your house, which will also improve your signal.
Mind you they aren't cheap
Can i ask why is the network so far away?
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Posted: 2007-03-17 19:31:47
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Does your wifi card have a socket for an external aerial?
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Posted: 2007-03-17 19:32:13
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actually i never knew there was a network in my hood untill today a msg popped "A WEAK NETWORK AVAILABLE" it had 56mb/s but before i could do anything they network died!!
and yeah a week bk i got one more the name was ~~dont~~ but could not access it!!
so i really dont know how far it is.
wat is the max distance the card can access?(USRobotics)
and yeah i have an antenna fixed in the port!
will anything like fixing a metal hanger or something work??
tq
R
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Posted: 2007-03-17 19:56:24
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A coat hanger wont do it. You can get external aerials for wifi cards that give a better range. Thats what I have done.
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Posted: 2007-03-17 20:37:00
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