Alternative to PCMCIA WiFi notebook cards?

09-09-2005

Hello I am currently using a *Senao WiFi PCMCIA long range card* to access the net via a WiFi outdoor public hotspot. I am about 60 feet away from the central core of the outdoor hotspot...but due to me being near an x-ray machine and a magnotometer, the signal strength isn't the greatest. The signal strength has decreased in the last couple weeks from around 80% to 40%. This got me wondering. Could I use a WiFi ethernet bridge as a feasible alternative to a pcmcia wifi notebook card? If so, how much stronger would the signal be?

Let's say I use *This one* from D-Link. Would this work and allow me to connect to the hot spot? What is the best WiFi Ethernet Bridge for doing this? Is it worth it?

Thanks in advance

The Others · 09-09-2005

Yeah it would probably work, but $100 is expensive. You have to ask yourself "is it worth it?", I don't know how much cash you have. You can buy a Linksys WET11 for cheaper.

The most important question, however, is why you are trying to do this? There's a coffee shop wifi service with a hospital in the way? You sure you're not breaking the Ts and Cs of the wifi service you're connecting to? Could all be innocent, I know, but some clarification would go down well.

King_Ice_Flash · 09-09-2005

I usually don't store MRIs 'n stuff outside.

09-09-2005

Thanks for the reply. Without revealing where I work , lets just say I am stationed and work near security/scanning equipment, not a hospital. And no, I'm not breaking any Ts and Cs of the WiFi service. It's outside, completely free and is paid for by the city.

LOL since when is $100 expensive?

Dutch · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by isamu

Thanks for the reply. Without revealing where I work , lets just say I am stationed and work near security/scanning equipment, not a hospital. And no, I'm not breaking any Ts and Cs of the WiFi service. It's outside, completely free and is paid for by the city.

LOL since when is $100 expensive?

So you are saying that the City of Irvine, California, has a city provided wireless hotspot zone, and they don't announce it anywhere on the official city website ?

And I can assure you that the city, and any other free hotspot provider, most certainly don't intend that people should use the hotspot from outside the premises where they installed the setup.
I.E. if the local park has a wifi hotspot zone, it's intended to be used while in the park, not while you are at work in a nearby commercial business.

So IMNSHO you are just another freeloading idiot, trying to leach on services not intended to be used in the manner you are planning.

Dutch

Airstreamer · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by isamu

-CHOP-

LOL since when is $100 expensive?

When you don't have it.

09-09-2005

nevermind

streaker69 · 09-09-2005

Ok, so they granted you permission to connect with a card, but adding a bridge into the mix could have unforseen issues with their network. You should ask the administrators of the network if you can add a bridge to their network.

I have seen the additions of bridges (especially cheap pieces of junk like you quoted in your OP) flood wireless networks with garbage. Thus making it useless to everyone.

You should ask the admin of the network what they would recommend to improve your situation. If they know there's a deadspot they might do something to resolve it.

09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by streaker69

Ok, so they granted you permission to connect with a card, but adding a bridge into the mix could have unforseen issues with their network. You should ask the administrators of the network if you can add a bridge to their network.

I have seen the additions of bridges (especially cheap pieces of junk like you quoted in your OP) flood wireless networks with garbage. Thus making it useless to everyone.

You should ask the admin of the network what they would recommend to improve your situation. If they know there's a deadspot they might do something to resolve it.

Thank you, I will do that

Dutch · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by isamu

Dutch...just...wow....unblievable. I certainly did not expect a moderator to come out the gate swinging like that, insulting new members and calling them idiots and such, without even knowing the situation.

When did I say was from Irvine? I'm from Van Nuys buddy! And before you go labeling me as a freeloading idiot, check out this website!!

http://www.lacity.org/wifi/vannuys/

See that? I work there, Im a federal employee and I am stationed INSIDE the building that provides this service, which *IS* within the zone of the hotspot! I have FULL permission to use the hot spot from the manager of the building. IT'S FREE to anyone that comes to the PROPERTY and wants to connect and go online!

Next time KNOW what you're talking about before spouting off at the mouth insulting new members asking for advice!

Do NOT get into a pissing contest with me. You have been warned.

As for that information, you should have posted that previously, instead of trying to be secretive about it. Reason for mentioning Irvine, is due to the fact you are connecting on an PacBell ADSL line originating in Irvine. We go by the facts here. None of us are clairvoyant, so if you don't post the proper information, we go by what the logs say.

We see retards trying to do some social engineering every day, several times a day, and your posts in this thread so far, fits the profile all to well.

Go forth and read ESR's essay on "How to ask questions the smart way". Link to that essay can be found in the Welcome Desk section. While searching out that link, you better read ALL the posts in the Welcome Desk section, before you post anything else on this forum.

As for being a Federal Employee : If you, as you claim, have full permission to utilize the network from the manager, then ask him to get the IT technicians to provide the necessary equipment so you can utilize the network from your location. That's what the IT technicians are there for.

If your employeer had deemed it necessary for you to have net access for whatever task you have hired to do, they would have provided you with the means to connect to the net.

So far your posts haven't indicated that in any way. That means you are trying to goof of while on the job being payed by your fellow taxpayers money. That just confirms my opinion of you as an idiot.

Dutch

Scruge · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by isamu

Thank you, I will do that

Hey next time don't act so suspicious. I figured you for a 2 bit thief based on your post and didn't bother to reply.

streaker69 · 09-09-2005

Hey Dutch, maybe he's one of those really dedicated Federal Employees that stays at his post all through his break and uses his PC then?

Dutch · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by streaker69

Hey Dutch, maybe he's one of those really dedicated Federal Employees that stays at his post all through his break and uses his PC then?

You mean like the real smart and dedicated guys that study hard during their breaks, so they finally can get their dreamjob with the TSA ?

(Not a TLA, but the TSA, eventhough the TSA is a TLA...)

Dutch

streaker69 · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by Dutch

You mean like the real smart and dedicated guys that study hard during their breaks, so they finally can get their dreamjob with the TSA ?

Yeah, those guys that are busy strip searching grandmothers and taking nail clippers from mothers.

Barry · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by streaker69

Yeah, those guys that are busy strip searching grandmothers and taking nail clippers from mothers.

Hey, not everybody gets to work at Mickey D's. Sometimes you gotta take whatever job you can get!

09-09-2005	#1 (permalink)
isamu Posts: n/a	Alternative to PCMCIA WiFi notebook cards? Hello I am currently using a Senao WiFi PCMCIA long range card to access the net via a WiFi outdoor public hotspot. I am about 60 feet away from the central core of the outdoor hotspot...but due to me being near an x-ray machine and a magnotometer, the signal strength isn't the greatest. The signal strength has decreased in the last couple weeks from around 80% to 40%. This got me wondering. Could I use a WiFi ethernet bridge as a feasible alternative to a pcmcia wifi notebook card? If so, how much stronger would the signal be? Let's say I use This one from D-Link. Would this work and allow me to connect to the hot spot? What is the best WiFi Ethernet Bridge for doing this? Is it worth it? Thanks in advance

09-09-2005	#2 (permalink)
The Others PeaceDriver Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Dos Palabras, Mandoras Posts: 2,920	Yeah it would probably work, but $100 is expensive. You have to ask yourself "is it worth it?", I don't know how much cash you have. You can buy a Linksys WET11 for cheaper. The most important question, however, is why you are trying to do this? There's a coffee shop wifi service with a hospital in the way? You sure you're not breaking the Ts and Cs of the wifi service you're connecting to? Could all be innocent, I know, but some clarification would go down well. __________________ all good ends all ?u=273

09-09-2005	#3 (permalink)
King_Ice_Flash Alien Paranoid Stumbler Join Date: May 2003 Location: WI Posts: 2,688	I usually don't store MRIs 'n stuff outside. __________________ "Yeah," said a voice from under the table, "you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel."

09-09-2005	#7 (permalink)
isamu Posts: n/a	nevermind Last edited by isamu : 09-09-2005 at 11:07 PM.

09-09-2005	#8 (permalink)
streaker69 Psychic Amish Stumbler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginville, BlueBall, Bird In Hand, Intercourse, Paradise, PA Posts: 12,240	Ok, so they granted you permission to connect with a card, but adding a bridge into the mix could have unforseen issues with their network. You should ask the administrators of the network if you can add a bridge to their network. I have seen the additions of bridges (especially cheap pieces of junk like you quoted in your OP) flood wireless networks with garbage. Thus making it useless to everyone. You should ask the admin of the network what they would recommend to improve your situation. If they know there's a deadspot they might do something to resolve it. __________________ Treat your gun like your genitals, only whip it out when it's absolutely necessary.

09-09-2005	#4 (permalink)
isamu Posts: n/a	Thanks for the reply. Without revealing where I work , lets just say I am stationed and work near security/scanning equipment, not a hospital. And no, I'm not breaking any Ts and Cs of the WiFi service. It's outside, completely free and is paid for by the city. LOL since when is $100 expensive?

09-09-2005	#12 (permalink)
streaker69 Psychic Amish Stumbler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginville, BlueBall, Bird In Hand, Intercourse, Paradise, PA Posts: 12,240	Hey Dutch, maybe he's one of those really dedicated Federal Employees that stays at his post all through his break and uses his PC then? __________________ Treat your gun like your genitals, only whip it out when it's absolutely necessary.

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