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    Recommended USB Wireless Adaptor?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by JellyGeo, Oct 31, 2006.

  1. JellyGeo

    JellyGeo Notebook Evangelist

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    Greetings - I live in a metal trailer (in the desert :cool: ) and the wireless router is about 30 feet away. I still only get one bar of signal reception on my laptop (Toshiba M105) and lots of dropouts so I need a better solution. I'm thinking about getting a USB wireless adaptor and locating the antenna/unit outside the room and snaking the USB cable into the room. Does anyone have any experience USB wireless adaptors and can make a recommendation? Any comments/recommendations about how long of a USB cable which can be used would also be appreciated - I really need about a 8-foot cable to get this to work. I don't know what brand/etc the router is since it is located in a locked (metal) container which I'm sure isn't helping my reception. TIA
     
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    qhn Notebook User

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    qhn, Oct 31, 2006
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