directional antennas for Orinoco Gold wireless card

I'd like to get a directional antenna for an Orinoco Gold wireless
card that I have so that I might get better reception in hotels and am
having some difficulty finding one. I did a Google search for
"orinoco directional" and found the following:

http://www.winncom.com/moreinfo/item...-10/index.html

That one, unfortunately, appears to be for access points.

Maybe there's some standard for external antenna jacks that I should
be searching for instead of "orinoco directional"? ie. if I want to
buy an external mouse for a ThinkPad, typing in "thinkpad mouse"
wouldn't yield as good results as "usb mouse" would.

Any ideas?

yawnmoth <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I'd like to get a directional antenna for an Orinoco Gold wireless
> card that I have so that I might get better reception in hotels and am
> having some difficulty finding one. I did a Google search for
> "orinoco directional" and found the following:

The Orinoco Gold had an MC connector. Look for as an option on an
antenna, or a pigtail/adapter from MC to whatever the antenna of your
choice uses.

http://www.fab-corp.com/home.php?cat=276
http://www.fab-corp.com/product.php?...cat=266&page=1
http://www.wlanantennas.com/connector_type.php

My experience is that the Orinoco Gold is probably six or more years old,
802.11b only, and a new 802.11g or n card will probably serve you better
than buying a cumbersome antenna that connects to a little tiny fragile
connector.

If directional gain is important, maybe a USB-client/antenna combo, like
those from Hawking Technologies, would be of interest.

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On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:46:08 -0800, John Navas wrote:

> Determine the type of connector on your wireless card, and then get a
> standard antenna and cable with a connector to match. Keep the cable as
> short as possible to avoid excessive signal loss.
>
> Another good option: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_on_a_Boat#USB>

http://bluwiki.com/go/WirelessPenisNavas
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