On Tuesday 27 January 2009 23:28:17 Rick Stevens wrote:
Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Tuesday 27 January 2009 20:52:31 Rick Stevens wrote:
>> Paul Smith wrote:
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> Could someone please advise me regarding USB antennas to improve the
>>> reception wifi Internet signal?
>>
>> A wifi antenna doesn't normally connect via USB, but via a screw-on
>> coaxial connector (a smaller version of what you find on cable TV
>> boxes).
>>
>> Hawking makes a number of different external antennas which seem
>> to work fairly nicely. Make sure you get one compatible with your
>> wifi setup (e.g. 802.11A and 802.11B/G use different frequencies).
>
> Also, I believe that some really only work with matching hardware. I
> added an Edimax antenna to my router, and it actually gave slightly less
> signal than the router's own antenna.
Most of the add-ons are highly directional (mine are, but I want them
that way). That may also play a part.
I did know that, but no matter what I did, I couldn't get a good result. I
think it was a mis-match, somewhere along the line. I have a couple of Edimax
PCI cards. Maybe when I have time to play I'll experiment and see if they get
a better result.
Anne