You do not need to disable the internal one. You can have multiple network connections. Network traffic automatically falls on the one that makes successful connection to a WIFI network. The other one (the built-in one) will be regarded as network cable unplugged, if it is unable to make a WIFI connection. David --- Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET> wrote: > Seems to me: Go to START>SETTINGS>NETWORK connections. There you can > enable/disable any Wireless Network Connections you have installed. > > MAC users, YMMV. > > - > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > > On Sat, August 23, 2008 11:18 am, Loren Busch wrote: > > RE: WiFi Antennas > > The problem with any of those shown are that they date back to before 99% > > of > > the laptops had built in WiFi, to when you plugged in an external card to > > the laptop to get WiFi and therfore had simple access to the antenna > > connector. Now that is all buried inside the laptop, no access to the > > antenna without physically hacking into the insides of the laptop. And the > > software is set to look at the internal antenna and assiciated haredware. > > I'm sure that there is software out there that would alow you to add a > > USB > > connected external antenna but casual searching doesn't bring it up > > Anyone > > have a bunch of info on this subject? (Because I use my laptop when > > traveling in my Westy, VC) > > > > > - > |
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