[Thinkpad] I have an Atheros 802.11g 108MB card in a T23 and Idon't notice any improvement wifi range over my B or G card

[Alex Austin]

I did just this, and my internal wifi reception is quite terrible. It's good
enough for web browsing at home when I am near and can see the AP, but I
need an external card for halfway-decent reception.

On 8/29/07, Cottrell, Eric <ecottrell at doble.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Likely the antennas are being blocked or detuned by the LCD.  Laptops tend
> to have the antennas at the top and side of LCD.  You need to put the
> antennas in the gap between the LCD and the outer covering (lid).  For best
> performance antennas have to be away from other metal objects and have the
> widest clear view possible.  For laptops it is a compromise.  Some plastics
> and metals used for the lid can attenuate signals.
>
> If the laptop has a wi-fi version you might try to get the lid component
> that has the antenna built-in.  Otherwise talk to an engineering student
> studying RF Engineering.
>
> 73 Eric
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thinkpad-bounces at stderr.org [mailto:thinkpad-bounces at stderr.org]On
> Behalf Of John Toliver
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 4:05 PM
> To: thinkpad at stderr.org
> Subject: [Thinkpad] I have an Atheros 802.11g 108MB card in a T23 and
> Idon't notice any improvement wifi range over my B or G card
>
>
> This version of the thinkpad didn't come with wifi but I "modified" it
> with
> a mini pci 108 MB wifi card.  I ran the antennas behind the LCD and the
> excess cord I made sure was as high up on the screen as possible.  I
> notice
> when I try to connect to my wifi network at school, the newer laptops seem
> not to have a problem connecting to the network but I almost have to sit
> next to the router.  I will post the number of the card but it's 108 MB
> card
> sp it should be able to communicate at least as well as the cards in the
> newer laptops right?  What are some ways to improve the range?   I know
> this
> was a hack and it might have to do with the amount of power going to the
> card not being sufficient for wifi as one theory.  Any ideas would be
> appreciated.
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