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enhancing sensitivity of a wireless card in a laptopHi there - Anyone know of any commerciallly available device/tool/accessory
that will enable enhancement of wireless signal reception by a laptop with a built in wireless card....? Cheers, Dave Some PCMCIA card can be connected to a better external antenna, but not many
and I cant ever recall hearing of a built in chip with an external antenna connector, but that would be cool, and some have the capability to have thier transmitter power tweaked via the manufacturers included utility, but does yours? I Have no idea...... Show quote "Crewe Dave" <DMORRI***@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:6SrPd.2291$VI1.396718@twister.southeast.rr.com... > Hi there - Anyone know of any commerciallly available > device/tool/accessory that will enable enhancement of wireless signal > reception by a laptop with a built in wireless card....? > > Cheers, > > Dave > I made such a clip, it works, fits most of the cards and is
especially nice in connecting laptop to directionl antenna. I wrote disclosure document with US Patent office thinking to sell the idea to someone - never got to do it ... "Robert Jacobs" <rjacobs0spamfree@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:tYrPd.27660$uc.16269@trnddc03...> Some PCMCIA card can be connected to a better external antenna, but not .....many > and I cant ever recall hearing of a built in chip with an external antenna > connector, but that would be cool, "Crewe Dave" <DMORRI***@nc.rr.com> wrote: Another Access Point, which can be configured as a "repeater".>Hi there - Anyone know of any commerciallly available device/tool/accessory >that will enable enhancement of wireless signal reception by a laptop with a >built in wireless card....? An example: I want to use my laptop in the building across the street. Unfortunately on the first floor of that building the signal strength is typically about -83 dBm at best, and depending on obstructions (literally on where cars are parked between the two buildings!), might be more like -95 dBm. Well, -83 dBm isn't very good, and -95 dBm essentially isn't there. So I put a repeater on the second floor of that building. That's not where I want use the laptop, but that is where the signal strength is good. The repeater gets a signal more like -70 dBm now, and so does the laptop. -- Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) fl***@barrow.com Well, I did not think he was asking for a thirdpart hardware solution, but
yep, an AP or repeater will do it. Robert... Show quote "Floyd L. Davidson" <fl***@barrow.com> wrote in message news:87ekfl4nv4.fld@barrow.com... > "Crewe Dave" <DMORRI***@nc.rr.com> wrote: >>Hi there - Anyone know of any commerciallly available >>device/tool/accessory >>that will enable enhancement of wireless signal reception by a laptop with >>a >>built in wireless card....? > > Another Access Point, which can be configured as a "repeater". > > An example: I want to use my laptop in the building across the > street. Unfortunately on the first floor of that building the > signal strength is typically about -83 dBm at best, and depending > on obstructions (literally on where cars are parked between the > two buildings!), might be more like -95 dBm. Well, -83 dBm isn't > very good, and -95 dBm essentially isn't there. > > So I put a repeater on the second floor of that building. > That's not where I want use the laptop, but that is where the > signal strength is good. The repeater gets a signal more like > -70 dBm now, and so does the laptop. > > -- > Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson> > Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) fl***@barrow.com "Robert Jacobs" <rjacobs0spamfree@pacbell.net> wrote: It's called a "device"! As in "any commercially available>Well, I did not think he was asking for a thirdpart hardware solution, but >yep, an AP or repeater will do it. > >Robert... *device*/tool/accessory". Of course another hardware solution might be approprite use of a high gain antenna, and maybe even a dedicated AP with a high gain antenna. What might work depends on details not provided. Show quote >"Floyd L. Davidson" <fl***@barrow.com> wrote in message >news:87ekfl4nv4.fld@barrow.com... >> "Crewe Dave" <DMORRI***@nc.rr.com> wrote: >>>Hi there - Anyone know of any commerciallly available >>>device/tool/accessory >>>that will enable enhancement of wireless signal reception by a laptop with >>>a >>>built in wireless card....? >> >> Another Access Point, which can be configured as a "repeater". >> >> An example: I want to use my laptop in the building across the >> street. Unfortunately on the first floor of that building the >> signal strength is typically about -83 dBm at best, and depending >> on obstructions (literally on where cars are parked between the >> two buildings!), might be more like -95 dBm. Well, -83 dBm isn't >> very good, and -95 dBm essentially isn't there. >> >> So I put a repeater on the second floor of that building. >> That's not where I want use the laptop, but that is where the >> signal strength is good. The repeater gets a signal more like >> -70 dBm now, and so does the laptop. >> >> -- >> Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson> >> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) fl***@barrow.com -- Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) fl***@barrow.com Yep, missed that....Zooommmm(over my head).....:)
Show quote "Floyd L. Davidson" <fl***@barrow.com> wrote in message news:87acq94n3x.fld@barrow.com... > "Robert Jacobs" <rjacobs0spamfree@pacbell.net> wrote: >>Well, I did not think he was asking for a thirdpart hardware solution, but >>yep, an AP or repeater will do it. >> >>Robert... > > It's called a "device"! As in "any commercially available > *device*/tool/accessory". > > Of course another hardware solution might be approprite use > of a high gain antenna, and maybe even a dedicated AP with a > high gain antenna. What might work depends on details not > provided. > >>"Floyd L. Davidson" <fl***@barrow.com> wrote in message >>news:87ekfl4nv4.fld@barrow.com... >>> "Crewe Dave" <DMORRI***@nc.rr.com> wrote: >>>>Hi there - Anyone know of any commerciallly available >>>>device/tool/accessory >>>>that will enable enhancement of wireless signal reception by a laptop >>>>with >>>>a >>>>built in wireless card....? >>> >>> Another Access Point, which can be configured as a "repeater". >>> >>> An example: I want to use my laptop in the building across the >>> street. Unfortunately on the first floor of that building the >>> signal strength is typically about -83 dBm at best, and depending >>> on obstructions (literally on where cars are parked between the >>> two buildings!), might be more like -95 dBm. Well, -83 dBm isn't >>> very good, and -95 dBm essentially isn't there. >>> >>> So I put a repeater on the second floor of that building. >>> That's not where I want use the laptop, but that is where the >>> signal strength is good. The repeater gets a signal more like >>> -70 dBm now, and so does the laptop. >>> >>> -- >>> Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson> >>> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) fl***@barrow.com > > -- > Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson> > Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) fl***@barrow.com  |
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