On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Anne Wilson <annew@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Could someone please advise me regarding USB antennas to improve the >> >>> reception wifi Internet signal? >> >> >> >> A wifi antenna doesn't normally connect via USB, but via a screw-on >> >> coaxial connector (a smaller version of what you find on cable TV >> >> boxes). >> >> >> >> Hawking makes a number of different external antennas which seem >> >> to work fairly nicely. Make sure you get one compatible with your >> >> wifi setup (e.g. 802.11A and 802.11B/G use different frequencies). >> > >> > Also, I believe that some really only work with matching hardware. I >> > added an Edimax antenna to my router, and it actually gave slightly less >> > signal than the router's own antenna. >> >> Most of the add-ons are highly directional (mine are, but I want them >> that way). That may also play a part. > > I did know that, but no matter what I did, I couldn't get a good result. I > think it was a mis-match, somewhere along the line. I have a couple of Edimax > PCI cards. Maybe when I have time to play I'll experiment and see if they get > a better result. I would like to thank all respondents for your help. Paul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
