[WTB] PCI Wifi card with extended antenna

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sudo

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Ultimate Geek

#236300 27-May-2018 19:52

Looking for a PCI Wifi card with antenna extension.

My sons currently got a Asus 802.11g PCI card, with a small flex antenna in his desktop, and he's had to position the case to get signal from the AP (802.11ac Unifi) in the next room.

N is fine (prefer dual antenna/band). It's a step up from what he has and I don't want him hogging the bandwidth ... as long as it's cheap and not a generic brand.

Rickles

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Uber Geek

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#2023954 28-May-2018 13:55

I have one to spare …. 802.11g wireless lan PCI card (got it from Dick Smith some years ago but works fine).

Includes a high-gain antenna (approx. 160mmm length and can turn/swivel through 360 degrees).

I'm in Wellington.

sudo

392 posts

Ultimate Geek

#2024001 28-May-2018 15:40

Thanks, but my son is hungry to get more bandwidth since we moved to UFB :-b

Hence why I'm looking for >= N as well

I found a couple cheap AC cards (Asus and Gigabyte) and my son doesn't want to wait, so we are off to the shops to have a look

dylanp

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Ultimate Geek

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#2024053 28-May-2018 17:17

Just wondering if you've considered using an old router as a wireless bridge if possible, or a powerline adapter to send a network signal through your power wiring?

sudo

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Ultimate Geek

#2024092 28-May-2018 18:22

Nah it's really only an old gaming PC my son uses. The distance isn't too bad from the AP, just one wall.

The AP is also a Unifi AC LR, so its got extra range.

It's a combination of 'G' and small antenna that makes his performance suck.

He's just smashed his piggy bank, and spent his last pennies on an Asus AC1200 card, with extended antenna.