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Hey everyone. My wireless internet connection in my room has been terrible for awhile now, so I've been looking at upgrading my "Linksys Wireless-G PCI Network Adapter with Speed Booster" in order to improve the connection. This brought a few questions to mind..
First off, the main reason my connection is crap is apparently from the type of wood my desk is made of... Its a type that saps signals (Stupid, I know..)
. Since the wireless antenna is in the very rear of the desk, it only gets a fraction of the signal. I can get a good 48 mbps sometimes, but all too often it drops down to 11, or 18 mbps..
So I'm wondering (Instead of buying a new Wireless card entirely), Would it be better to buy a new antenna for the adapter? Maybe something that can stretch out to the TOP of my desk and receive a stronger signal?
Or do you think it may be better to buy a new card entirely? Or maybe perhaps one of those hybrids that have antennas, but also plug into your USB port..?
And finally, is there a universal antenna plug type? Will any antenna I buy plug into my network card, or do I need to get into more of the specifics when researching? (I googled it and couldnt find a definite answer)
This is also the reason I haven't been playing TF2 lately :facewall: ... So of course I would really like to fix the problem soon..
Any help is greatly appreciated
First off, the main reason my connection is crap is apparently from the type of wood my desk is made of... Its a type that saps signals (Stupid, I know..)
. Since the wireless antenna is in the very rear of the desk, it only gets a fraction of the signal. I can get a good 48 mbps sometimes, but all too often it drops down to 11, or 18 mbps..So I'm wondering (Instead of buying a new Wireless card entirely), Would it be better to buy a new antenna for the adapter? Maybe something that can stretch out to the TOP of my desk and receive a stronger signal?
Or do you think it may be better to buy a new card entirely? Or maybe perhaps one of those hybrids that have antennas, but also plug into your USB port..?
And finally, is there a universal antenna plug type? Will any antenna I buy plug into my network card, or do I need to get into more of the specifics when researching? (I googled it and couldnt find a definite answer)
This is also the reason I haven't been playing TF2 lately :facewall: ... So of course I would really like to fix the problem soon..
Any help is greatly appreciated
