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Author Topic: Some hard :) hardware questions for the forum  (Read 2313 times)

jacki74

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Some hard :) hardware questions for the forum
« on: April 15, 2007, 10:10:43 PM »
Hi geek community!

No point waiting - I'll just launch into it then!

I've spent the past few days reading around the topic of WiFi and would like to please tap the experience of the forum now .

I have a T42 Thinkpad with in-built Centrino/Intel WiFi that usually works well to pick up open source WiFI signals. However, occasionally it fails to see signals that the computers of my friends are seeing, and I'd like to remedy that. However, the questions that I've not been able to find answers to are:

1. Will buying a Proxim Orinoco Gold or a Senao 362 PCMCIA card lead to a better signal sensitivity than my in-built mini PCI card?

 I haven't been able to figure out a way to tell what the sensitivity in mW of my in-built card is. They specs on the Proxim and Senao are for a sensitivity of 200mW but I've read that they really are more like 100mW.

Does anyone know what the sensitivity of a mini-PCI card in a Thinkpad T42 is?

2.Will buying an omni antenna with a 9dB gain and an SMA card lead to a better signal than my in-built antenna?

The context for this question is that I've read that because all 802.11g signals have a wavelenth of 12.5 cm this means that the ideal antenna is 6.25 cm, which is apparently what is inside the screen of my laptop. Furthermore, I've read that apparently higher gain is not necessarily better because the beam is more focused meaning that it tends to multipath.

Thanks very much for the replies!
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Re: Some hard :) hardware questions for the forum
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2007, 11:25:01 PM »
Actually, there IS a point to waiting.

You're very welcome!
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Re: Some hard :) hardware questions for the forum
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2007, 11:56:51 PM »
 jacki74,
1. Please read the forum rules AGAIN.
2. Reconsider the content of your post.
3. If you make further posts; please post them in the appropriate forum. If you have no access to said forum, see #1 AGAIN.
4. You seem well-spoken, but not very well mannered. Work on that, please.
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Re: Some hard :) hardware questions for the forum
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2007, 12:07:28 AM »
The answer to your first question is it will likely increase performance if you went with some form of external antenna.
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Re: Some hard :) hardware questions for the forum
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2007, 10:12:47 AM »
Quote from: Chris on April 16, 2007, 12:07:28 AM
The answer to your first question is it will likely increase performance if you went with some form of external antenna.

Or if he used a Turbo Hard-Drive Spinner, a BIOS Stabber, or that CMOS Jumper thingie.

In any case, I recommend you find your answers www.google.com.
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Re: Some hard :) hardware questions for the forum
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2007, 10:37:03 AM »
Actually, the answer is 42.
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Re: Some hard :) hardware questions for the forum
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2007, 01:38:17 PM »
HAY GUYZ I DON'T KNOW YOU AND YOU DON'T KNOW ME BUT I DEMAND YOU FIX ALL MY PROBLEMS NOW







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Re: Some hard :) hardware questions for the forum
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2007, 01:57:26 PM »
Quote from: Anyanka_was_framed on April 16, 2007, 10:37:03 AM
Actually, the answer is 42.

But what's the question? ;)
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Re: Some hard :) hardware questions for the forum
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2007, 09:20:06 PM »
Quote from: Nosferatu on April 16, 2007, 01:57:26 PM
But what's the question? ;)

The question is how well do you know your Douglas Adams?  :-D
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Re: Some hard :) hardware questions for the forum
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2007, 09:23:57 PM »
Or your swallows.
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