Wireless PCI card antennae.

[Duke{CLR}]

When I disassembled Minis HP last night I had to clip the ends off the wireless antenna. The ends were soldiered to small metal plates that were embedded in the plastic bezel. I just taped the ends to screwed on the chassis which worked when I was next to the router but when brought it up to his room the signal drop o almost nothing.

Does anyone have any experience with theses things? Running a cat 5 cable up there would be nearly impossible at this point.

[Infamous]

able to be re soldered?

[Duke{CLR}]

I could do that but I don't know where I would put those plates, do those need to be insulated from the ground or attached to the ground.

[Infamous]

i just know how to work with metals sir. shielding , thats for engineers.

i know you just dropped cash on his upgrade, but it may just be easier to get a new wireless card. countless hours spent on trying to fix it @ ?? per hour vs. just buying a new one?

try soldering not shielded, than shielded if you can, if those dont work, buy a card, but unless new cards are over 25$ i wouldnt worry to much on it. Another 2 hours of weeding should cover the bill. of course damage done during installation, isnt that covered under installers warranty? lol

i am not going to link them, but just after doing a quick search on newegg, i saw 3, one @ 9.99, one @ 14.99, one @ 25.99. with one @ 9.99 i wouldnt even bother trying to fix save a curiosity of " can i do it"

[Duke{CLR}]

I may just try to find some kind of switch that I can put upstairs, wired or wireless, maybe a new wireless card too.

[Infamous]

i lied, im linking one, this thing just looks cool, do not know if it is viable for gaming( i dont know anything about wireless.)

Newegg.com - EDIMAX EW-7811Un IEEE 802.11bn USB 2.0 Wireless Nano USB Adapter, Up to 150Mbps Data Rates, with 16 languages EZmax setup wizard for easy installation

[Donziboy2]

Thats no good infamous. It has a micro sized antenna, he wont get much threw walls.

Probably gonna want a PCI card with an external antenna or a usb with external antenna or usb with its own dock so you can point it in the right direction.

[Duke{CLR}]

Thats no good infamous. It has a micro sized antenna, he wont get much threw walls.

Probably gonna want a PCI card with an external antenna or a usb with external antenna or usb with its own dock so you can point it in the right direction.

like this?

Newegg.com - Zonet ZEW1690 IEEE 802.11b128-Bit WEP, WPA, WPA2

[juneau]

Having interior brick walls has made wireless a bit of a nightmare in my house. However i bought this USB adapter recently and so far it has been nothing short of amazing.

TL-WN822N

Newegg.com - TP-LINK TL-WN822N IEEE 802.11b

[Duke{CLR}]

I went with this one for $49.00 US at Staples. I didn't want to wait to finish my PC projects.

[juneau]

Which one?

Twice the price of the one i bought.

[Duke{CLR}]

Which one?

Twice the price of the one i bought.

Well it was the only one I could get my hands on today, I forgot the lnkage.

Walmart.com: NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter: Computers
It's OK.

[Infamous]

sometimes you can not put a price on " having stuff in hand right now!"

[juneau]

Well it was the only one I could get my hands on today, I forgot the lnkage.

Walmart.com: NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter: Computers
It's OK.

How's it working?

[Devilguns]

Well it was the only one I could get my hands on today, I forgot the lnkage.

Walmart.com: NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter: Computers
It's OK.

Thats the one I use on my new gaming rig, works very good for me.