Re: Centos7 USB wifi recommendation

[Fred Smith <fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 02:10:47PM -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> 
> 
> On 03/21/2017 11:50 AM, John R Pierce wrote:
> >On 3/21/2017 5:02 AM, ken wrote:
> >>>
> >>Those have worked for me as well.  Their range, however, is a
> >>third or half as much as a normal wifi device.
> >>
> >
> >in general, the back of a server, buried under all the cables, and
> >right up against the metal box is a lousy place for an RF
> >antenna...
> >
> My application is for a Cubieboard2 in its plastic case, sitting on
> my desk next to my notebook for development testing.  Or in my hotel
> room or conference meeting 'wireless cafe'.
> 
> Not for my production 'rack':
> 
> http://medon.htt-consult.com/~rgm/cubieboard/cubietower-3.JPG

and in addition, if location is a problem, you could dangle your
dongle (ha ha) on the end of a short USB cable so that it isn't
right next to the computer (which generates its own RF noise).

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