OT: wifi antennas

[Paul Smith]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Anne Wilson <annew at kde.org> wrote:
>> >>> 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.

I would like to thank all respondents for your help.

Paul