Wireless adapter: need a new one

"Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote:

>I find the opposite because I can place the antenna higher. The PCI
>cards have the antenna behind the system unit.

But cant you buy a PCI card that has external antenna
connection so that you could do same thing?

wm_walsh@hotmail.com wrote:

>A very effective fix that I found was to buy a router that either
>offered client bridge mode (this connects a wired computer to a
>wireless network) or was flashable to DD-WRT

Do you have any specific advice on routers that do they
above? advice on brands/models to buy for laptop or
desktop use?

basically what you are advising is to 'separate" the
wireless components form the computer itself, right?

Hi!

> Do you have any specific advice on routers that do they
> above? advice on brands/models to buy for laptop or
> desktop use?

I have really, really been impressed with the Buffalo brand routers. I
like their design, but more importantly they are stable with both
stock and aftermarket firmware. I have personally used the WHR-G54S,
WHR-G125, WHR-HP-G54, and WLI-TX4-G54HP (which is a device that is
sold to do exclusively what I'm talking about--it does, however, cost
too much considering that it is the same general hardware as the WHR-
HP-G54...).

Sadly, Buffalo is under injunction and cannot sell their wireless
equipment in the US.

Linksys wireless gear and one of their wired routers were nothing but
a headache for me. Their other wired hardware has been better
(passable to excellent), so I don't know what is wrong there.

> basically what you are advising is to 'separate" the
> wireless components form the computer itself, right?

I have had a lot better luck with this setup for desktop computers
that need to be wireless than I have with wireless cards and USB
adapters. So that is what I'd recommend.

William

Hi!

> But cant you buy a PCI card that has external antenna
> connection so that you could do same thing?

Absolutely. I've never seen a PCI wireless card that did not have a
detachable antenna. The most common antenna connector style is known
as an RP-SMA connector. (Linksys uses a different connector on their
routers at least...)

William

> -----Original Message-----
> From: me@privacy.net [mailto:me@privacy.net]
> Posted At: Friday, May 16, 2008 12:20 PM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Wireless adapter: need a new one
> Subject: Re: Wireless adapter: need a new one
>
> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I find the opposite because I can place the antenna higher. The PCI
> >cards have the antenna behind the system unit.
>
> But cant you buy a PCI card that has external antenna
> connection so that you could do same thing?

Yes, but then you have to buy the antenna too.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christoper Muto [mailto:muto@worldnet.att.net]
> Posted At: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:40 AM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Wireless adapter: need a new one
> Subject: Re: Wireless adapter: need a new one
>
> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:303652C6EBAD42EB87AF7FA3BF1C282A@M2010...
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: wm_walsh@hotmail.com [mailto:wm_walsh@hotmail.com]
> >> Posted At: Friday, May 16, 2008 8:48 AM
> >> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> >> Conversation: Wireless adapter: need a new one
> >> Subject: Re: Wireless adapter: need a new one
> >>
> >> Use a PCI wireless card if at all possible.
> >>
> >> I've found that flaky behavior from USB wireless adapters is a
> usually
> >> result of too much power consumption.
> >>
> >> William
> >
> > I find the opposite because I can place the antenna higher. The PCI
> > cards have the antenna behind the system unit.
>
> is your experiance related to xp or vista (like the op said he is
> using).


Both. I run a pretty mixed house

Or buy the small parts and make your own cantenna out of an old tomato juice can
like the war-driving folk did back in the 802.11b day.

Larger and/or directional antennae that attach to a PCI card are now fairly
common and not horrifically expensive any more... Ben Myers

On Sat, 17 May 2008 02:33:20 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: me@privacy.net [mailto:me@privacy.net]
>> Posted At: Friday, May 16, 2008 12:20 PM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: Wireless adapter: need a new one
>> Subject: Re: Wireless adapter: need a new one
>>
>> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I find the opposite because I can place the antenna higher. The PCI
>> >cards have the antenna behind the system unit.
>>
>> But cant you buy a PCI card that has external antenna
>> connection so that you could do same thing?
>
>Yes, but then you have to buy the antenna too.