Re: Boost Reception for a Remote Laptop



"frankdowling1@xxxxxxxxx" <frankdowling1@xxxxxxxxx> hath wroth:

Any ideas on how to boost a marginal reception for a Laptop with a
wireless lid antenna receiving from a standard D-Link G Router.
It is an internal antenna in the lid of the laptop.
I have suggested to the person that he make some type of a simple
reflective antenna to focus the signal but he seems to be resistant to
this .
Any ideas or recommendations ?

1. Add external pigtail to MiniPCI card inside laptop. Attach
external antenna.
<http://repair4laptop.org/wireless_lan.html>

2. PCMCIA adapter with an external antenna connector. Attach a
biquad, panel, dish, can, yagi, or whatever, via a pigtail

3. USB wireless adapter with some kind of reflector or attached
antenna.

4. Wireless ethernet bridge or game adapter. Plugs into ethernet
port on laptop. Attach external antenna via pigtail. Requires power
to ethernet bridge so this might be a bit messy.

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