My Dell Latitude has a 802.11G PCI MINI Card in it with 2 antenna connections. I see that 11N cards have 3 antenna connections. Can I replace the G card with an N card and only connect 2 antennas?
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and not all N-cards have 3 antenna connections, some use 2
and you can add the 3rd antenna yourself -
Will connecting just 2 on a 3 antenna card be any different than finding a 2 antenna card? (I haven't seen a 2 antenna mini pci - not pci-ei).
Any tips on where to find a 3rd antenna that would be compatible? Do I just try to find a gap inside the case somewhere to stick it? -
sorry,what Latitude do you have?
I was talking about mini-pcie cards, Intel 5100 has 2 antennas. -
I have a Latitude D610, which is mini pci (not express). It looks like the Intel 5100's are all express.
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yes, 5100 is mini pcie
This one takes 2 antennas:
http://www.amazon.com/HQRP-Network-...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1265588622&sr=1-2
what cards are you getting initially? -
Thanks! That card is an HQRP card. I've been googling trying to find out what chipset it uses, so far to no avail. I run several different OS environments and need to know the chipset. I just wrote to osprey-talon that markets HQRP, but its a long shot that they will tell me anything.
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Atheros.
Here you go:
http://www.amazon.com/HQRP-108MBPS-Wireless-AR5005GS-MousePad/dp/B000HPH28Q
edit: it's a G one
11N PCI Mini Card Replacing 11G Card?
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by kmand, Feb 5, 2010.