Internal laptop WiFi cards

[Nils Kassube]

David Fletcher wrote:
> No, it's not like that. So far as I know, the antenna is a loop of
> wire, wrapped around the inside of the laptop case. Somebody correct me
> if it's more than that.

Actually there are usually 2 separate antennas. It wouldn't really work 
with a wire loop wrapped around the inside of the laptop case because the 
WLAN wavelength is too small (about 12cm).

> To connect it to the internal WiFi card, there is a tiny connector
> crimped onto each of two wires, one black, one white. These wires
> emerge from somewhere in the case, into the cavity which also has a
> connector resembling a memory socket for fitting the card.

That aren't simple wires but coaxial cables.

> These wires are way too short in my case to connect them to any card I
> can find other than this Samsung model. If it doesn't work, the only
> way I can see to use another card that is known to work, is to chop and
> extend the wires. I'd rather risk a small sum of money first.

Don't cut the cables - you can't extent them with simple wires. You would 
need extension cables with the appropriate connectoers on each end. 
However I can't tell you if such extension cables are available at all. 
But if you cut the cables you can't use the internal antennas any longer.

I would suggest you try to find a PCMCIA card or a USB stick for WLAN. 


Nils