iBook external antenna

quadricolour · 09-25-2002

I'm thinking of buying an iBook, and would like to be able to stumble with it, using an external antenna.

Anyone had success routing a pigtail from the airport card to outside the case, without mangling the shell too horribly?

blackwave · 09-25-2002

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Originally posted by quadricolour
I'm thinking of buying an iBook, and would like to be able to stumble with it, using an external antenna.

Anyone had success routing a pigtail from the airport card to outside the case, without mangling the shell too horribly?

While checking out Korben's iBook, I suggested to route it through the sheet metal grill through the modem port... we weren't too sure if there was passage underneath, but it looked like it could be possible... and your pigtal would just hang out of the modem port... cool, unless you use the modem.

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quadricolour · 09-25-2002

Wow, excellent! Better than I could have hoped, no mangling required! I'll have to head down to the Apple store and inspect this first-hand.

Thanks very much!

damage · 09-28-2002

I use my modem so my temporary solution when needed is just to lift the keyboard up (3 clips) as the airport card is directly underneath and let the pigtail run out from under it.. works fine if it is just sitting on the car seat - not so good if you want to move around with it alot.

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quadricolour Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 19	iBook external antenna I'm thinking of buying an iBook, and would like to be able to stumble with it, using an external antenna. Anyone had success routing a pigtail from the airport card to outside the case, without mangling the shell too horribly? __________________ "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." -Raul Duke

09-25-2002	#3 (permalink)
quadricolour Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 19	Wow, excellent! Better than I could have hoped, no mangling required! I'll have to head down to the Apple store and inspect this first-hand. Thanks very much! __________________ "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." -Raul Duke

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09-28-2002	#4 (permalink)
damage Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 173	I use my modem so my temporary solution when needed is just to lift the keyboard up (3 clips) as the airport card is directly underneath and let the pigtail run out from under it.. works fine if it is just sitting on the car seat - not so good if you want to move around with it alot.