08-30-2008, 07:16 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 202
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WiFi signal woes
Well, here I am at Boise Bible College in Boise, Idaho going to school. Of course, I brought all of my electronics with me.
There is school wide WiFi, but no ethernet in the guys dorms. My only option is WiFi. My laptop gets decent signal, usually 4 bars in Zero Config with about 38mbps. I'm using a D-Link AirPlus 802.11G PC Card in it.
My desktop is a different story. It also has a D-Link AirPlus, but in the PCI variety. I have an 8dbi antenna on it, and I'm getting one bar and at most, 11mbps, usually 2 or three. Did I mention that the card is sitting nearly line of sight with the building that has the AP in it, in the middle of a window?
So here is my question. Am I dealing with a poor PCI card, or should I invest in a directional antenna?
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Joel Crane
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