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    Upgrading NP305 to dual band wireless

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by chrismk, Aug 9, 2013.

  1. chrismk

    chrismk Newbie

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    Recently acquired a notebook and very pleased with it.
    I have fibre broadband and a Netgear NDMR4000 Dual Band router which supplies excellent performance to my wife's iPad.
    I'm guessing I can't do anything with the onboard receiver so will a usb receiver do the trick?
    Thanks.
     
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    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Most notebooks use a small plug-in WIFi card that looks like this.

    Device Manager should be able to tell you the model of your current WiFi card.

    A USB WiFi dongle is an alternative but be aware that the range tends to be in proportion to the dongle size.

    John
     
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    Thanks for the reply.

    It's a Broadcomm 802.11n Adapter.
    I'll find out whether it can be swapped out.
     
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    Check the specs for the particular model number and see if it is one of the combo WiFi cards that are used in many notebooks. if it is, then you will need to use another of the combo cards unless you never use bluetooth.

    The Sandy Bridge era Intel 6230 card may be one option. The newer 6235 hs driver problems that are still not fully fixed.

    John
     
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