Best Wireless Card To Buy?

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On 8/28/07, Billie Walsh <bilwalsh at swbell.net> wrote:
>
> On 08/28/2007 Jeremy Anderson wrote:
> > On Tue, 2007-08-28 at 10:01 +0100, Graham wrote:
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> > > > I am currently running Kubuntu Feisty and have a wired connection to
> a
> > > > TP Link TL-WR541G router, which in turn connects to my cable service
> > > > through a modem supplied by the cable company (originally Telewest
> here
> > > > in the UK, now Virgin Media).
> > > >
> > > > At the moment, I have a redudant Mac G4 with an inbuilt Airport
> > > > wireless card, but I have found that signal strength is less that
> good
> > > > even running OSX 10 (Tiger).  I could install a PPC version of
> Kubuntu
> > > > on that beast and add the hard drive from the Kubuntu box to retain
> data
> > > > if all fails, but for I now find myself having to move my PC to
> another
> > > > part of the house and I wonder if anybody can recommend a suitable
> > > > wireless card to get round the inconvenience that would cause.
> > > >
> > > > I'd be prepared to get another router if I need to get compatible
> > > > equipment, but I need some pointers.  Any help you can give will be
> > > > will be gratefully received.
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > > Graham
>
> Have you given any thought that the fault might be with the wireless
> router? Where does your router sit? Is/Are the antenna(s) removable?
> Moving the router/antenna(s) to a higher level will sometimes help.
>
> Do you have a cordless phone? What frequency is it on?
> Many cordless phones use 2.4 GHz. The same as the wireless router uses.
> This can cause a lot of problems. We moved up to a 5.8 GHz phone. Solved
> our wireless problems.
>
> DO you live in an apartment? How close are the other houses? Can you see
> any other wireless networks on your computer?
> If you can, go into the router setup and change the channel it works on
> to an unused channel. There are eleven channels. Most default to Channel
> One out of the box. You will also have to reset your wireless network
> settings on your laptop.
>
> --
> (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o)
> Billie Walsh


If the above is not successful you can try this
http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/index.html
I use hardware as wireless is inconsequential to crack but I have made
several of these for friends and they work well.
Uriah
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