On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:52:57 -0500 David <dlocklear01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My wi-fi adapter on my Gigabyte motherboard: > > Device-3: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 driver: iwlwifi > > I am staying in a very crappy motel, so the wi-fi is lousy. > > I am using my Rawhide Gnome 40 install, on primary NVMe. > > NetworkManager finds the motel wi-fi and several others ( including > the hot-spot on my very crappy iPhone / cheap cell-provider ). But > NetworkManager will > not connect to the motel's wi-fi. It will connect to the > hot-spot on my iPhone, ( which I am using > now to type this. ) > > I have not updated Fedora in about two weeks, so I am still on Gnome > 40 RC1 and some > Beta packages. > > I am too scared to update, since I have a poor hot-spot signal. > > Any suggestions ? > > I am thinking about getting a bigger antenna to put on the wi-fi. > However, my > iPhone, has no problem connecting to the motel's wi-fi. > > My other option, is that I have a new wi-fi card adapter, somewhere, > that works > great, but I will have to hunt for it, and so I can't do that today. > > David Locklear I don't know enough about your setup to make a solid suggestion but there's an old saying, "if at first you don't succeed, cheat!" that comes to mind. Is the motherboard on the floor inside a steel case? can you put the box on a table to see if that helps? It has sometimes for me. Also what about a bit of tinfoil or a cookie sheet behind the unit to act as a reflector? I've had luck with that. Nothing to do with Fedora of course. A couple of other suggestions: https://www.wikihow.com/Boost-a-Wifi-Signal and that article mentions a range extender, I used one of these: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33040379517.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.5b6b6034xg6buH&algo_pvid=764e3f4c-0a32-4e53-bbb4-317f998f6d63&algo_expid=764e3f4c-0a32-4e53-bbb4-317f998f6d63-7&btsid=0bb0623d16168719760261597e7a06&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_ and it was the best $10 I ever spent. Can easily be thrown in a travel bag. D _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
