Vostro WIFI range, need more.

This Draft-N card will plug-n-play and install internally where my current WIFI card is?

Where is a good place to shop for one if it does fit in the lappy? I would like not to use an external card (USB, PCM...).

Greg, I will work on posting the list.

 

Greg and Others, Here is the list of settings in the Advanced tab for my Dell card:

Listing / Choices / Setting now

Afterburner ( Enable/Disable) Dis
Antenna Diversity ( Auto/Aux/Main ) Auto
AP Compatibility Mode (Higher Performance/ Broader Compatibility) Higher Perf

Bluetooth Collaboration (En/Dis) Enable
BSS Mode (Default/802.11b only) Def
Disable Upon Wired Connect (Dis/En) Dis

Fragmentation Threshold (Value)2346
IBSS 54g(tm) Protection Mode (Auto/Dis) Auto
IBSS Allowed (En/Dis) En
IBSS Mode (802.11b/g Auto , 802.11b only) 802.11b/g Auto

Locally Admin MAC Address (value/not present) Not Present
Location (USA) USA
Manage Wireless Settings (En/dis) Enable

Min. Power Consumption (En/dis) Disable
PLCP Header (Auto-short/long , Long) Auto- short/long
Power save mode (Fast, En, Dis) Fast

Radio En/Dis (En, Dis) Dis
Rate (18,24,36,48,54, Use Best Rate) Use Best Rate
Rome Tendency (Aggressive, Moderate, Conservitive) Moderate

Rome Decision ( Optimize Distance, Bandwidth, Defalt) Opt Dist
RTS Threshold (value) 2347
SSID Autopromote (En/Dis) Dis

VLAN Prioity Support (Auto/En/Dis) Dis
WMM (Auto/En/Dis) Auto
WZC IBSS Channel Number (1-11) 11
WZCManaged Ethernet (En/Dis) Dis
XPress(tm) Technology (En/Dis) Dis



I hope you can make sense of this and give me a direction for settings.



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY8Wi7XRXCA

 

You could also look at a wireless booster for your wireless router to boost the signal. I am not sure if that is what you are referring to in your original post. Basically, it is an range extender antenna that you use on that side of your house to boost the signal.

 

Hi all,
I am thinking that maybe I'd prefer a USB external card, that way I can use it on any computer if I ever upgrade down the line...

Can someone upgrade a great USB wireless adapter (that is hopefully around 50 bucks..)?