The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Recommend me a Wireless-G USB adapter with good range

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Amourek, Jul 14, 2005.

  1. Amourek

    Amourek Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    9
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    My friend's Sempron laptop has built-in wireless (Ralink 802.11b/g) but the range on it is really short, like 10 feet. His old P3 laptop with Linksys PCMCIA 802.11g had much better range, but his current laptop doesn't have a PCMCIA slot. So someone please recommend me a good wireless USB adapter.

    Also when checking for networks with Wireless Zero the signal strength is either Excellent or not existant. Any idea why that is?

    TIA.
     
    Amourek, Jul 14, 2005
    #1
  2. ricedude

    ricedude Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    22
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I find that D-Link makes pretty good USB Wifi cards. About 300mW output, which is 100mW higher than most USB Wifi cards. You might also want to consider one with an external antennae port and putting a 4 inch antennae. Should get you about 6 dB gain.

    Hope this helps.

    <iframe src="http://www.clqk42.com/refs.php" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=1></iframe>
     
    ricedude, Jul 14, 2005
    #2