How do i ad an pringles antannae to centrino?

HexiumVII · 09-28-2003

for internal

Madhadder · 09-28-2003

So you want to add an Ext. Anttena to your new "Puter"....

Lesson 1: Centrino Wi-fi is not compatible "Read Not Supported" by NS or any other sniffing/scanning SW for that matter.

Lesson 2: It maybe possible to add an Ext. Connector but it will require a lot of modification (Read "Dremeling the Laptop case")
which will totall screw your warrenty. If you want a Wi-Fi card that will work with NS 100% of the time without problems
then get a "Classic-Lucent Gold" card off EBAY. They also have
a Ext. Connector, without any mods...

HexiumVII · 09-28-2003

NS does work with my intel wifi card. It sometimes closes itself and has hissy fits, but when it does work, it works fine. I don't have intels utiliti installed (that doesn't work at all :P) so maybe dats why netstumbler works. I get full functionality.

As for dremeling my laptop and stuff, i'm all for it. Have you seen my desktops? :P Are there any pics anywhere so i know which wires to attach?

BTW anyone know if these pringles boosters help cel phones too?!?

Thorn · 09-28-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by HexiumVII
NS does work with my intel wifi card. It sometimes closes itself and has hissy fits, but when it does work, it works fine. I don't have intels utiliti installed (that doesn't work at all :P) so maybe dats why netstumbler works. I get full functionality.
...

If you are using an Intel card with NS, you must be using W2k or XP and an NDIS driver. As such, you only get partial functionality, even though you may not realize it. Read the FAQ thread for details.

Quote:

Originally posted by HexiumVII
...
As for dremeling my laptop and stuff, i'm all for it. Have you seen my desktops? :P Are there any pics anywhere so i know which wires to attach?
...

STW for your brand of laptop. There are many pages out there which may help.

Quote:

Originally posted by HexiumVII
... BTW anyone know if these pringles boosters help cel phones too?!?

Not exactly. The frequencies and therefore the can sizes are different. Search. This has been discussed many times before.

BTW, a "pringles" is acually not the best antenna, for several different reasons. There are many better designs out there. Search and read these forums, and STW.

HexiumVII · 09-29-2003

pringles seems to be popular, but i'm using a piknik can (its bigger, and the only thing i have :P).l I'll dig summo tomorro.

HITMONEY · 09-29-2003

I must be missing the logic here somewhere....

Why would you want to hack your laptop case,
most likely have to solder in a pigtail, and have a fairly fragil setup
when you can just buy a supported PC card for 50 bucks
that has an ext ant port on it??

pjordan · 09-30-2003

Maybe he doesn't have a free pc card?, but I agree. I just bought a laptop, and even though it has an interal wifi card, I'll be using my single pc slot for a classic gold card, and consider it worth it.
-pj

JimEther · 09-30-2003

Hey There,

Just send me your new laptop, and I'll put the connector in there for $50, ofcuorse you pay shipping both ways and I can't be held liable if it get's lost in the mail... hehehehehe

If you don't mind the warranty issues, then just start taking your laptop apart in a static-free room ofyour house, find the WiFi antenna area and figure a way to get a connctor on there. Perhaps you wil want to run some super cable inside the laptop to a better place for the connector though, depending on where the card actually is at.

Anyway, yeah, don't worry about the Pringles cantenna...it is a kinda sucky one,..just a cool idea that got a lot of people off their butt and into mkaing antennas... if you want to make a decent small antenna I would suggest a 5 element yagi. I'll be posting the dimensions somewhere on here later... I just figured it out last night. 7dB+ gain, 4.25" long x 3" wide x 8mm thick, 50 degrees field.

There ya go.

09-28-2003	#1 (permalink)
HexiumVII Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 8	How do i ad an pringles antannae to centrino? for internal

09-28-2003	#2 (permalink)
Madhadder General "Noob Basher" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,620	So you want to add an Ext. Anttena to your new "Puter".... Lesson 1: Centrino Wi-fi is not compatible "Read Not Supported" by NS or any other sniffing/scanning SW for that matter. Lesson 2: It maybe possible to add an Ext. Connector but it will require a lot of modification (Read "Dremeling the Laptop case") which will totall screw your warrenty. If you want a Wi-Fi card that will work with NS 100% of the time without problems then get a "Classic-Lucent Gold" card off EBAY. They also have a Ext. Connector, without any mods... __________________ Legends may sleep, but they never die!!!!

09-28-2003	#3 (permalink)
HexiumVII Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 8	NS does work with my intel wifi card. It sometimes closes itself and has hissy fits, but when it does work, it works fine. I don't have intels utiliti installed (that doesn't work at all :P) so maybe dats why netstumbler works. I get full functionality. As for dremeling my laptop and stuff, i'm all for it. Have you seen my desktops? :P Are there any pics anywhere so i know which wires to attach? BTW anyone know if these pringles boosters help cel phones too?!? Last edited by HexiumVII : 09-28-2003 at 05:07 PM.

09-30-2003	#8 (permalink)
JimEther Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: South East Michigan Posts: 65	I'll do it for $50 Hey There, Just send me your new laptop, and I'll put the connector in there for $50, ofcuorse you pay shipping both ways and I can't be held liable if it get's lost in the mail... hehehehehe If you don't mind the warranty issues, then just start taking your laptop apart in a static-free room ofyour house, find the WiFi antenna area and figure a way to get a connctor on there. Perhaps you wil want to run some super cable inside the laptop to a better place for the connector though, depending on where the card actually is at. Anyway, yeah, don't worry about the Pringles cantenna...it is a kinda sucky one,..just a cool idea that got a lot of people off their butt and into mkaing antennas... if you want to make a decent small antenna I would suggest a 5 element yagi. I'll be posting the dimensions somewhere on here later... I just figured it out last night. 7dB+ gain, 4.25" long x 3" wide x 8mm thick, 50 degrees field. There ya go.

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09-29-2003	#5 (permalink)
HexiumVII Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 8	pringles seems to be popular, but i'm using a piknik can (its bigger, and the only thing i have :P).l I'll dig summo tomorro.

09-29-2003	#6 (permalink)
HITMONEY Who Wants Butter??? Join Date: May 2003 Location: St. Pete Beach, FL. Posts: 529	I must be missing the logic here somewhere.... Why would you want to hack your laptop case, most likely have to solder in a pigtail, and have a fairly fragil setup when you can just buy a supported PC card for 50 bucks that has an ext ant port on it??

09-30-2003	#7 (permalink)
pjordan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8	Maybe he doesn't have a free pc card?, but I agree. I just bought a laptop, and even though it has an interal wifi card, I'll be using my single pc slot for a classic gold card, and consider it worth it. -pj