does anyone know how i can increase my reception for wi-fi?
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In ur case the only way to increase the reception is to change ur PCI card to another Pci cardwith antenna. if that doesn't do good, place one antenna at the top of ur house. These antenna's are available easily in the market. and i think doesn't cost much
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get wireless and hook to your neighbor
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You can set the band of your radio to SW or short wave. Start tuning. You will get many international channels. The clarity will be poor though. Satellite radio is the best.
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www.tessco.com\n\nWhat type of signal are you trying to enhance??
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Dear it may be. You can try Wi-Fi Networking.\nYou can set Sector antenna and use WAN card in your lap-top to access your network.\n                                                    Thank You
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download sun wireless SDK. There is a demo to show how you do it.
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Try a FM Booster attached to the radio - I could never get a signal in my basement (It's a game room with pool table, darts, etc...So NEEDED tunes!), then hooked up a FM booster that I got at Radio Shack and it worked great!
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Try changing the channel on the Wireless Access Point.  If you're in the United States, valid channel numbers are 1, 6, and 11.  Try one of the other two valid channel numbers.\n\nIf you have a cordless phone or other device that transmits on the 2.4 GHz frequency, try moving its base station further away from the Wireless Access Point.
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Assuming the USB adapter has a cord to it, it could be better as you can move it around in case the reception is spotty. Also, a wi-fi adapter is not the same as a bluetooth hub. You will have to get something different for the bluetooth devices :)
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If the wireless card is internal, your stuck, unless the manufacturer has a provision for an external antnna. If your using a PCMICIA wireless card, choose a new card like the Proxim, or Seano. Theses cards have a provision for an external antenna. Additionaly, to a certain extent everything has to be equal, i.e., if the Router has a 'huge' antenna-It makes no difference. The Laptop can 'here' it, but can't talk back.
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I would stick with the internal, unless it is a older laptop. Internal WiFi antennas run up both sides and across (part) of the top of the laptop's LCD. (If you have an internal Bluetooth card, one side is for Bluetooth and one is for WiFi. The antenna in the LCD is better than that of a WiFi card for several reasons:\n\n1. The antenna is higher up. In simple terms a higher antenna will do better than lower antenna. (Remember using RC cars, if you were getting out of range, you held the controller higher and could still retain control? The same principle applied here as well.)\n\n2. It is very unlikely that anything (with the laptop or your body) will block the signal. With an exernal or PC card, the antenna can easily be blocked by the orientation of the laptop or your body, typically your hand. Also, in early generation built-in WiFi, the antenna was actually under the left palm wrest. (In this case, an external may actually be better.)\n\nYou may get a better connection with an external if there is a pysical problem with the built-in WiFi. I would first try to update the drivers on your laptop. If that does not help, borrow a friends card and see if that makes any diference. \n\n\nJason
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you could buy another access point and bridge the connection but it's probably easier to buy a good dipole antenna or range expander.
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You might want to try:\n\nhttp://www.wi-fihotspotlist.com/
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If you're not getting strong enough signal to your Wireless USB you might want to look into a 802.11g Range Extender. Because it's a powered unit it has the power to pull signal in from further distances and then repeats it out to the area around it.\nI have one and it works like a charm for extending my network. I've given you links below for the types of devices I'm talking about. You can pick them up at CompUSA stores here in the states and at other stores locally. They run between $80 and $100 USD
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There is no best one, however, your problems may be related to how you've set it up.\n\nThings to do:\n\nTurn off SSID broadcasting\nEnable MAC address filtering\nTurn on WEP or WPA encryption\nMake sure you're on a clear channel\n\nLastly, other devices, such as some cordless phones (those running on the 2.4ghz frequency) etc, can interfere with your wireless router.\n\nIf you've done all those things, and you still have problems, there may be issue's with that particular router, i.e., maybe it's a lemon.
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Access Points run at the same radio frequency as many other household items (Cordless Phones are the most common.)  You might be getting some interference with other APs or other wireless devices.  My guess will be your neighbor's AP is on the same channel as yours.  Try changing the channel on your AP.  Check your APs manufactures website to get instructions on how to change the channel.
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Numerous ways to get extended wireless range and covereage. \n\nFor example: \n\n1) Antennas - these increase gain dB, patch antenna at both ends may suit. Look around some dedicated wifi sites. \n2) Increase transmit power on send and receive end - either via firmware upgrade or use a "booster" (believe Hawking provide a cheap booster). \n3) Use a repeater - generally this is best done with kit from the same manufacturer using WDS.  If WDS/repeater function not available then consider another WAP to push on the signal under another SSID.  For example locate a WiFi/Ethernet bridge (or use powerline networking) in an area with signal to feed the WiFi as ethernet to a new WAP then broadcast that as a different WiFi signal (different channel) to the hard to reach area. \n4) Use a range extender (I know Linksys produce one but not sure if generic applicability)\n5) Powerline (similar to the repeater issues mentioned) - simply push the internet signal out over your power mains electricity network, if you still want the freedom of WiFi in the hard to reach areas and don't want to be tethered to a power point there simply rig up a small new WAP in that area (perhaps one of the little travel WAP routers that are now popular) - that should do the trick.\n6) Make sure you have tuned all the settings on your existing WAP, try changing channel, different threshol rate etc., (do a web search for best config details), maybe transmit for G devices only, etc., \n7) Get a better WAP/Router with better signal coverage, consider something like Linksys WRT54GS that can take third party firmware for power adjustments.  Or one of the new MiMo products (eg. Belkin) should easily do the trick. \n\n+ permutations on all the above. \n\nHope that helps.