toshiba satellite - improving reception

see1play1 · 01-09-2005

I have a toshiba satellite wifi laptop. I am based in UK and my home office linksys works great all over the building. But I also work out of an office in Kosovo where i can work wifi while i am in the office but my apartment is across the road and I can't get a good enough reception to link from there. concrete walls and distance. The transmitter in the office has inbuilt antenna so I cant add one there and as there are several walls between it and my apartment i wonder what i can do. There is no way of moving the office equipment easily. Can I put an antenna on my computer to boost my reception. I can see 3 networks but all are weak strengths.

RedSector · 01-09-2005

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Originally Posted by see1play1

I have a toshiba satellite wifi laptop. I am based in UK and my home office linksys works great all over the building. But I also work out of an office in Kosovo where i can work wifi while i am in the office but my apartment is across the road and I can't get a good enough reception to link from there. concrete walls and distance. The transmitter in the office has inbuilt antenna so I cant add one there and as there are several walls between it and my apartment i wonder what i can do. There is no way of moving the office equipment easily. Can I put an antenna on my computer to boost my reception. I can see 3 networks but all are weak strengths.

First and most importantly DON'T CONNECT TO NETWORKS YOU DO NOT OWN, but to connect to your offices network you might want to look into a high power prism 2.5 card like the SMC or my personal favorite the Senao plus a decent antenna, and like I said only connect to your access point and not someone elses.

streaker69 · 01-09-2005

What did you say RED? I didn't quite catch it, could you make it a little more clear?

RedSector · 01-09-2005

I felt I was justified in yelling that statement. Best to make sure they can't miss it.

streaker69 · 01-09-2005

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Originally Posted by RedSector

I felt I was justified in yelling that statement. Best to make sure they can't miss it.

Not saying you weren't justified.. Just saying I missed it..

sysadmn · 01-10-2005

FWIW, you may or may not be able to add an antenna to an internal mini-pci card. Another cheap fix I used on the kids' desktop is to use an external USB adaptor with a mini-antenna, and build a parabolic reflector for it. I was able to reject the neighbors' AP's and lock onto the home network. Not bad for 20 minutes, a cardboard box, and some aluminum foil.

Monitr7 · 01-10-2005

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Originally Posted by see1play1

But I also work out of an office in Kosovo

O/T

Balkans chicks are hot. I'm just sayin'.

01-09-2005	#1 (permalink)
see1play1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1	toshiba satellite - improving reception I have a toshiba satellite wifi laptop. I am based in UK and my home office linksys works great all over the building. But I also work out of an office in Kosovo where i can work wifi while i am in the office but my apartment is across the road and I can't get a good enough reception to link from there. concrete walls and distance. The transmitter in the office has inbuilt antenna so I cant add one there and as there are several walls between it and my apartment i wonder what i can do. There is no way of moving the office equipment easily. Can I put an antenna on my computer to boost my reception. I can see 3 networks but all are weak strengths.

01-09-2005	#3 (permalink)
streaker69 Psychic Amish Stumbler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginville, BlueBall, Bird In Hand, Intercourse, Paradise, PA Posts: 11,798	What did you say RED? I didn't quite catch it, could you make it a little more clear? __________________ "One of these days, I'm going to cut you to pieces." If you're offended by this post, please feel free to report it to one of the many helpful moderators of this forum. Thank you.

01-09-2005	#4 (permalink)
RedSector Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 673	I felt I was justified in yelling that statement. Best to make sure they can't miss it. __________________ Get thine ass into the Church The Church of Wifi

01-10-2005	#6 (permalink)
sysadmn Wireless Novice Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: in front of the computer, duh! Posts: 124	FWIW, you may or may not be able to add an antenna to an internal mini-pci card. Another cheap fix I used on the kids' desktop is to use an external USB adaptor with a mini-antenna, and build a parabolic reflector for it. I was able to reject the neighbors' AP's and lock onto the home network. Not bad for 20 minutes, a cardboard box, and some aluminum foil. __________________ Wigle Stats: Total New Discovered Networks with GPS: 996 All Networks Recorded: 1,517 Networks This Month with GPS: 850 First Post: 26-Dec-2004

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