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recommended 802.11g usb or pcmcia cards (long range)?

I'm looking for a good pcmcia or usb 802.11g wifi adapter which
operates well at long range (50-100 ft).

By "operates well" I mean "doesn't lose the signal". Even if it drops
to 1 Mbps, that's fine to me.

I'm thinking of this:
http://www.compusa.com/products/pro...=318337&Pn=Hi_Gain_Wireless_G_CardBus_Adapter

Can anyone recommend any others?

Also, which has longer range: usb or pcmcia wifi?

Thanks,

Michael



Hmm... I just noticed that the Power Setting on my WiFi router was set
to 4 (out of 10). Maybe that's why my laptop keeps dropping the signal
from the living room.

Increasing it to level 7. Will see what happens...

Michael
 
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Martine Riddle

Jan 1, 1970
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I'm looking for a good pcmcia or usb 802.11g wifi adapter which
operates well at long range (50-100 ft).

By "operates well" I mean "doesn't lose the signal". Even if it drops
to 1 Mbps, that's fine to me.

I'm thinking of this:
http://www.compusa.com/products/pro...=318337&Pn=Hi_Gain_Wireless_G_CardBus_Adapter

Can anyone recommend any others?

Also, which has longer range: usb or pcmcia wifi?

Thanks,

Michael

The old Orinco Cards are good, 200mw ~1500' range 802.11b

Also Senaco...
http://rokland.com/store/product_in...d=244&osCsid=e769450014ada82ffc324235dbfaad4a

Cheers
 
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Spajky

Jan 1, 1970
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I'm looking for a good pcmcia or usb 802.11g wifi adapter which
operates well at long range (50-100 ft).

get the cheapest Usb one like Canyon CN-WF518 for 20$ :)
By "operates well" I mean "doesn't lose the signal". Even if it drops
to 1 Mbps, that's fine to me.

set to 802.11b Only mode!
Also, which has longer range: usb or pcmcia wifi?

USB one (easier to implement "enhancing") ... & do some enhancing
with it ... Buy cookies in a reusable tin box! For few km links :)
.... see some mine experiments & data (measures etc) ... text you won´t
understand (sorry still not translated in english for my site,
planning to do it in few months when having time to spare ..) ´cause
its in my native one -slovene ... check fotos: SpajkyTenna®s :))

wifi USBkeY range Enhancers-boosters ´4 Dummies´
http://www.wlan-sat.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4102

ST® - CorNET™ enhancers w/antennas 12dBi ... :)
http://www.wlan-sat.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4241

You´ll get some clues .. :)))
 
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Mook Johnson

Jan 1, 1970
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I have had nothing but problems from Dlink products. I had a wired router
and that one would hang every few days and require a power cycle.

I bought a newer model for my parents and coached them on what to look for
but theirs seems to work fine.

So I figured ha just got a bad one and tried the d-link wireless router and
PCMCIA card combo. This combo gave me fits. It would work fine for a week
or so then quit. I'd fiddle, fight, change settings restart several times
and nothing. Then it would magiclly start working again. Sometimes it was
the card sometimes it was the router.

Finally the router died and I gladly tossed it in the trash. I bought the
linksys 54G because lynksys users are writing their own firmware for it. At
least that give a fighting chance to get firmware bigs fixed in a reasonable
amount if time. http://www.linksysinfo.org/portal/?name=F

The Dlink card was still touch and go but better than with the dlink router.
I finally tossed that and got a belkin 54G PCMCIA card and havent looked
back. This combo had been solid for me and can go completely across my 2500
sqft 1 story house without losing the signal. At the extremes through a
bunch of sheetrock the signal does get low but I dont totally lose
connectivity.
 
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