>> (any cheap, good and working USB wifi device which has more power than an embedded chip as the rtl8188 ? it's a shame that we can't add just an antenna vs another wifi hw) > >One of the Alfa AWUS036 models has an RTL8188CU chip in it. I think it ends in HR. Besides that, there are a number of devices that use the rt2800usb or ath9k variants that have external antennas. > >I cannot run my RTL8188CE as an internal device as it is not white listed by my BIOS, thus I have no idea how well it works with standard laptop antennas. > >Larry I can't tell you as I don't have a laptop either, I have a xs36v which is a barebone so it's all embedded. What do you mean by "it s not white listed by my BIOS"? XabiX -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html