wifi mini pci

I have an Intel 2100ab (>11g) fitted and the signal strength is not that
great where the machine is located.

Will an Intel 2200bg (>54g) increase signal strength or just speed.

The pc slot and onboard USB ports are busy so cannot fit any other form of
wifi card.

dj
Dell M60

On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:59:54 -0000, "Me" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>I have an Intel 2100ab (>11g) fitted and the signal strength is not that
>great where the machine is located.
>
>Will an Intel 2200bg (>54g) increase signal strength or just speed.

Just speed. You need a better antenna for better signal.

>The pc slot and onboard USB ports are busy so cannot fit any other form of
>wifi card.

Why not a mini USB hub?

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Me <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I have an Intel 2100ab (>11g) fitted and the signal strength is not that
> great where the machine is located.

Do you expect the signal strength to be poor where you are, or might it be
something mechanical, like an antenna disconnected inside the laptop?

Is the router/WAP yours? Have you tried adding a simple reflector to it?
That changed my preferred laptop location from marginal to solid, with no
change in the laptop.

http://www.freeantennas.com EZ-12, printed on photo paper for thick stock,
with aluminum foil glued to the sail, provides a substantial boost in
signal. http://www.rahul.net/dold/clarence/EZ12-windsurfer.jpg
http://www.rahul.net/dold/clarence/w...fer-dining.JPG The netstumbler
trace. Make the tabs longer than the template drawing, for easier
assembly.

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