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Old 03-17-2004, 09:32 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I have a feeling there is not much I can do about this problem but I figured I might as well ask the experts. Today I brought my centrino laptop across the street to school and saw that they have a wireless network in place (my school has several locations so I never realized this one had such a connection). The school is about 100 meters from where I live and the wireless access point is located on the 4th floor (I live on the fifth floor). Well at any rate I get no signal at all in my place. I know that there are signal amplifiers for the access point, but since it belongs to the school I doubt they'd let me add one there.

My question is: Is there anything I can do from my side to try and receive that signal?
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Old 03-17-2004, 10:26 AM   #2 (permalink)
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You could try buying an access point and putting it in your place...see if the two would connect. But other than that, you're screwed.
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Old 03-17-2004, 10:42 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Hmmm. Anything else that I could do with that access point if it doesn't connect? I don't mind giving it a shot, but in a small apartment like mine I think it would be of limited use to me....
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Old 03-17-2004, 11:02 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 03-17-2004, 11:11 AM   #5 (permalink)
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what does your laptop use for wireless? There are wireless cards and then there are wireless cards. You might try hunting up an older Orinoco card (not a new one, they suck) as they have excellent range.
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Old 03-17-2004, 12:18 PM   #6 (permalink)
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what does your laptop use for wireless? There are wireless cards and then there are wireless cards. You might try hunting up an older Orinoco card (not a new one, they suck) as they have excellent range.
Yeah, a nicer card would help. There are some that even support an external antenna. That should help.
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Old 03-18-2004, 12:37 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Thanks for all the help guys. The one problem that I can think of is that my wireless is an internal module. The intel pro 2100. Hope this won't make a difference. I'm starting to check out some of the options now....
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Old 03-18-2004, 12:58 AM   #8 (permalink)
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The range on wireless networks is usually only about 150 feet, if there are no obstructions, like cement walls.
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