enhancing sensitivity of a wireless card in a laptop

Hi there - Anyone know of any commerciallly available device/tool/accessory
that will enable enhancement of wireless signal reception by a laptop with a
built in wireless card....?

Cheers,

Dave

Some PCMCIA card can be connected to a better external antenna, but not many
and I cant ever recall hearing of a built in chip with an external antenna
connector, but that would be cool, and some have the capability to have
thier transmitter power tweaked via the manufacturers included utility, but
does yours? I Have no idea......

"Crewe Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi there - Anyone know of any commerciallly available
> device/tool/accessory that will enable enhancement of wireless signal
> reception by a laptop with a built in wireless card....?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>

"Crewe Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Hi there - Anyone know of any commerciallly available device/tool/accessory
>that will enable enhancement of wireless signal reception by a laptop with a
>built in wireless card....?

Another Access Point, which can be configured as a "repeater".

An example: I want to use my laptop in the building across the
street. Unfortunately on the first floor of that building the
signal strength is typically about -83 dBm at best, and depending
on obstructions (literally on where cars are parked between the
two buildings!), might be more like -95 dBm. Well, -83 dBm isn't
very good, and -95 dBm essentially isn't there.

So I put a repeater on the second floor of that building.
That's not where I want use the laptop, but that is where the
signal strength is good. The repeater gets a signal more like
-70 dBm now, and so does the laptop.

--
Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) (E-Mail Removed)

Well, I did not think he was asking for a thirdpart hardware solution, but
yep, an AP or repeater will do it.

Robert...

"Floyd L. Davidson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Crewe Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>Hi there - Anyone know of any commerciallly available
>>device/tool/accessory
>>that will enable enhancement of wireless signal reception by a laptop with
>>a
>>built in wireless card....?
>
> Another Access Point, which can be configured as a "repeater".
>
> An example: I want to use my laptop in the building across the
> street. Unfortunately on the first floor of that building the
> signal strength is typically about -83 dBm at best, and depending
> on obstructions (literally on where cars are parked between the
> two buildings!), might be more like -95 dBm. Well, -83 dBm isn't
> very good, and -95 dBm essentially isn't there.
>
> So I put a repeater on the second floor of that building.
> That's not where I want use the laptop, but that is where the
> signal strength is good. The repeater gets a signal more like
> -70 dBm now, and so does the laptop.
>
> --
> Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) (E-Mail Removed)

"Robert Jacobs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Well, I did not think he was asking for a thirdpart hardware solution, but
>yep, an AP or repeater will do it.
>
>Robert...

It's called a "device"! As in "any commercially available
*device*/tool/accessory".

Of course another hardware solution might be approprite use
of a high gain antenna, and maybe even a dedicated AP with a
high gain antenna. What might work depends on details not
provided.

>"Floyd L. Davidson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> "Crewe Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>Hi there - Anyone know of any commerciallly available
>>>device/tool/accessory
>>>that will enable enhancement of wireless signal reception by a laptop with
>>>a
>>>built in wireless card....?
>>
>> Another Access Point, which can be configured as a "repeater".
>>
>> An example: I want to use my laptop in the building across the
>> street. Unfortunately on the first floor of that building the
>> signal strength is typically about -83 dBm at best, and depending
>> on obstructions (literally on where cars are parked between the
>> two buildings!), might be more like -95 dBm. Well, -83 dBm isn't
>> very good, and -95 dBm essentially isn't there.
>>
>> So I put a repeater on the second floor of that building.
>> That's not where I want use the laptop, but that is where the
>> signal strength is good. The repeater gets a signal more like
>> -70 dBm now, and so does the laptop.
>>
>> --
>> Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
>> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) (E-Mail Removed)

--
Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) (E-Mail Removed)

Yep, missed that....Zooommmm(over my head).....

"Floyd L. Davidson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Robert Jacobs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>Well, I did not think he was asking for a thirdpart hardware solution, but
>>yep, an AP or repeater will do it.
>>
>>Robert...
>
> It's called a "device"! As in "any commercially available
> *device*/tool/accessory".
>
> Of course another hardware solution might be approprite use
> of a high gain antenna, and maybe even a dedicated AP with a
> high gain antenna. What might work depends on details not
> provided.
>
>>"Floyd L. Davidson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> "Crewe Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>Hi there - Anyone know of any commerciallly available
>>>>device/tool/accessory
>>>>that will enable enhancement of wireless signal reception by a laptop
>>>>with
>>>>a
>>>>built in wireless card....?
>>>
>>> Another Access Point, which can be configured as a "repeater".
>>>
>>> An example: I want to use my laptop in the building across the
>>> street. Unfortunately on the first floor of that building the
>>> signal strength is typically about -83 dBm at best, and depending
>>> on obstructions (literally on where cars are parked between the
>>> two buildings!), might be more like -95 dBm. Well, -83 dBm isn't
>>> very good, and -95 dBm essentially isn't there.
>>>
>>> So I put a repeater on the second floor of that building.
>>> That's not where I want use the laptop, but that is where the
>>> signal strength is good. The repeater gets a signal more like
>>> -70 dBm now, and so does the laptop.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
>>> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) (E-Mail Removed)
>
> --
> Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) (E-Mail Removed)

I made such a clip, it works, fits most of the cards and is
especially nice in connecting laptop to directionl antenna.

I wrote disclosure document with US Patent office thinking to sell the idea
to someone - never got to do it ...


"Robert Jacobs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Some PCMCIA card can be connected to a better external antenna, but not
many
> and I cant ever recall hearing of a built in chip with an external antenna
> connector, but that would be cool,

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