On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:52:57 -0500
David <dlocklear01(a)gmail.com> wrote:
My wi-fi adapter on my Gigabyte motherboard:
Device-3: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 driver: iwlwifi
I am staying in a very crappy motel, so the wi-fi is lousy.
I am using my Rawhide Gnome 40 install, on primary NVMe.
NetworkManager finds the motel wi-fi and several others ( including
the hot-spot on my very crappy iPhone / cheap cell-provider ). But
NetworkManager will
not connect to the motel's wi-fi. It will connect to the
hot-spot on my iPhone, ( which I am using
now to type this. )
I have not updated Fedora in about two weeks, so I am still on Gnome
40 RC1 and some
Beta packages.
I am too scared to update, since I have a poor hot-spot signal.
Any suggestions ?
I am thinking about getting a bigger antenna to put on the wi-fi.
However, my
iPhone, has no problem connecting to the motel's wi-fi.
My other option, is that I have a new wi-fi card adapter, somewhere,
that works
great, but I will have to hunt for it, and so I can't do that today.
David Locklear
I don't know enough about your setup to make a solid suggestion but
there's an old saying, "if at first you don't succeed, cheat!" that
comes to mind. Is the motherboard on the floor inside a steel case? can
you put the box on a table to see if that helps? It has sometimes for
me. Also what about a bit of tinfoil or a cookie sheet behind the unit
to act as a reflector? I've had luck with that. Nothing to do with
Fedora of course.
A couple of other suggestions:
https://www.wikihow.com/Boost-a-Wifi-Signal
and that article mentions a range extender, I used one of these:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33040379517.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0....
and it was the best $10 I ever spent. Can easily be thrown in a travel
bag.
D