cookstar

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Sorry computer newb here.

Can you in anyway increase the wireless range of your PC?



Cookie

mike1210

My first thoughts would be high gain ariels on the router itself, may be able to do the same for the PC antenna also. What router do you have

Boost Wireless Range - How To Expand the Range of a WiFi Network

worth a gander

Northern Nick

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look out with boosting the range as your making it easier for outsiders to use your broadband if security isn't that good

hectic

Tinfoil hat?

WRX_Rich

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hope you like crisps

BBC News | SCI/TECH | Hacking with a Pringles tube

cookstar

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I havent got access to the router

mike1210

cookstar

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Sonic'

Something makes me thing it is the reverse for cookstar

Northern Nick

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I was just thinking that

Try moving closer to the wall

cookstar

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lol

come on lads there must be a way

boxst

This actually works if you have an external antenna: instructables : DIY WIFI Antenna Reception Booster



Steve

Northern Nick

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That looks like a sofa from ikea for the hamsters of the egg card advert

WRX_Rich

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serious try the pringles tube, was very handy when my tescos broadband was playing up

kingofturds

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I just extended my antenna so It could sit on the garage roof when my broadband was playing up, It gave me access to 3 networks 2 of which were unsecured. Although I never actually used these networks

cookstar

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Can you just get an antenna to plug into the laptop, mine is internal

Northern Nick

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You could try getting a PCMCIA and using that as they normally have a stronger aireal.

cookstar

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did ya not read the computer nebie bit


whats one of them then

Northern Nick

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Its a wireless card that slots into the side of your laptop, similar size to a credit card but a bit thicker. Nearly all laptops have 1 port for a PCMCIA card to fit to.

Example on ebay for you:

Wireless Card

Just find one with a good range, this one says its 100m indoor - 300m outdoors.

cookstar

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thanks mate, what range would my internal one have compared to that?

Dell Inspiron 6000 if that makes any difference

kingofturds

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You can get a usb antenna for your laptop,not sure how good they are though. How does weather affect signal? on a half decent day I can pick up a few wireless networks from inside my house, however when its fecking it down with rain I get zilch

Northern Nick

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No offence but dell aren't know to fit anything that isn't needed so probably 10m but I dont honestly know

You may even struggle for a PCMCIA port but it should have one.

cookstar

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theres a black plastic card type thingy that slides out if you push a button, does this sound like where a card should go.

RoadrunnerV2

I'd opt for a range extender instead of replacing the wireless card.

The ebay person advertising the wireless adapter that can go 100m-300m indoors should be shot. I bet it couldn't go 25m let alone 100m in an typical home.

Northern Nick

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That'll be where it goes mate

Distances will depend on lots of this like wall thickless, electrical interferance.
My old linksys network card used to cover about 30m from my house to my garage OK so I guess it depends on how far you need to go to get your connection

cookstar

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30M should just about cover it, I havent tried mine yet but my collegue has said his laptop shows about 20%, so it is in range. Does that make sense?

Northern Nick

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Yes mate, 20% is normaly said when discribing the quality of the singal so you will get a connection and it will work but it is close to loosing it like if somebody was to close a door or place a 3" thick lead sheet inbetween the router and the laptop

Know what I mean