Date:         Wed, 4 Jun 2008 23:00:36 -0400
Reply-To:     Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] wi-fi extenders
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
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Loren,

The idea with a bridge is that IT'S antenna is really powerful, it doesn't
matter if the devices have built in cards. The bridge captures the weak
signal thehn distributes it again, closer, so the samller weaker internal
antennas can find it.

Christopher
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 8:51 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

>  RE: WiFi Range Extenders/Antennas
> This post will probably prove beyond any doubt my near total ignorance on
> this subject, but here goes.
> Of all the links posted in this thread I've only seen one that might (at a
> high cost) be usable with the newer laptops, all the rest pose problems.
> Laptops sold in the last couple of years have built in WiFi antennas,
> connected to the hardware/software that comes with/in the laptop.  BUT no
> external connection for an antenna.  For my previous laptop I used a
> PCM/CIA
> card with an external connection for an antenna.  That worked fine, even
> borrowed and hooked up a home made 'Pringle can' antenna to play around
> with
> (and yes, it worked, could pull in several open nets in the neighborhood
> that didn't show up otherwise).
> So what many of us are looking for is something that will probably plug in
> to a USB port and the software to use that signal instead of the signal
> coming from the built in antenna.
> BTW, if I'm missing something in the links I've seen so far, I apologize.
>  I
> think I only saw one item that used the USB port but the price was way
> high.
> So if anyone has a link to a product for use with current model laptops,
> that will extend the range for WiFi, I'd appreciate it.  What searching
> I've
> done has produced no usable solutions that don't cost an arm and a leg.
>