Seems to me that being able to get the antenna up in the air clear of
obstructions (with a USB box, for example) would offer the greatest chance
of at good connectivity. Those PCI units with the attached antennas means
that it's hidden behind your mostly metal PC. The proximity of the antenna
to the metal might cause problems, as well is the overall location of the
PC. This little USB box would allow one to put the antenna up in the air
away from the PC and perhaps with a little better chance of keeping/getting
strong signal.
j maccraw wrote:
:: We're using these for the kid's PC & are happy,
:: they're widely available:
::
:: http://search.ebay.com/wusb54gs
::
::
::
:: Bobby Heid wrote:
:::
:::
::: Hey,
:::
::: Someone gave me an older PC that I'm going to set up for my 11 year
::: old. I currently have a network consisting of a WRT54GS (speed
::: booster) router, a notebook with a speedbooster network card, and
::: another notebook with the Intel wireless networking built in.
:::
::: In looking around at adapters, I'm not sure any more what I should
::: get for this pc. There is a pci version (with an antenna), a USB
::: version that looks like a USB drive, an external model (looks like
::: a little box) with a USB interface, and there is another "portable"
::: one that is external with a USB interface.
:::
::: I'm looking for one that supports WPA2 encryption. It does not
::: really matter if it's the speedbooster model or not.
:::
::: Anyone have any suggestions? I think I want to stay with Linksys.
:::
::: Thanks,
::: Bobby
::
::
::
::
::
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