Wireless adapter: need a new one

"Tom Scales" 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?

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

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Posted At: Friday, May 16, 2008 12:20 PM
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"Tom Scales" 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.

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Posted At: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:40 AM
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"Tom Scales" wrote in message
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Posted At: Friday, May 16, 2008 8:48 AM
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Subject: 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" wrote:



-----Original Message-----
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Posted At: Friday, May 16, 2008 12:20 PM
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Subject: Wireless adapter: need a new one

"Tom Scales" 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.