Wireless Network Antenna

Picture it:
A black, wireless network antenna sticking straight down out of the ceiling. It looks horrible. It would be much less noticable if it could be painted white. But will painting it affect the wireless signal?

If there's anything conductive in the paint, yes (it will affect it - you asked the question both ways). You can try it, but once you paint it, you may not be able to remove the paint. Why is it on the ceiling? You can conceal it behind furniture or cloth and it will still work - anything non-conductive doesn't exist as far as radio signals are concerned. (Just make sure that the box it's connected to still has enough air flow around it to stay cool.)

2008-03-11 07:45:34 by Tab

I have a compaq presario V6000 Laptop and the monitor broke and i opened up the case and there a re a few wires mounted to the back of the monitor and want to know if the wireless antenna for the WLAN was back there before i cut wires to remove the monitor so i can just connect it to an external monitor but still use the mouse and keyboard.

There is no guarantee that the antenna is on the monitor or the case. The only way to know is to call up the makers of your computer. Although I would consider with monitor being the best place for it, considering its the highest place on a notebook.

But as an alternative, you could just hook up another monitor through the connector on your laptop, and just have the computer show things through it, without cutting anything. I say this because cutting the wires on the monitor can open up shorts, and other things, including a house fire.

if you have anymore questions, contact me at cryofvictory@gmail.com

2008-07-13 11:56:23 by adamnphx19

Price: $29.95 $9.99

Easy connection to SAM connector wirh RP-TNC adapter
802.11b/g compliant
Use on access points, bridge or client side
Effectively doubles antenna power over stock antennas

I got a new external wireless card for my computer, it is by hawkings technology and I do not know how to choose the network I connect to because it is connecting me to others wireless networks rather then my own...when I click view wireless networks, windows states that it cannot find wireless networks because I have another program enabled to manage them

Any help would be great

What has happened is that you have used the Hawkings install CD to install not only the drivers - but letting Hawkings software manage the connection - this will cause nothing but a headache. It's a Microsoft thing!:)

Solution - if you can't see and connect to your network by right clicking on your Hawkings icon in the task bar (try this first) - reinstall the drivers for your card.

Uninstall everything Hawkings in Add/Remove programs
Take your card out. If need be - right click on our card in Device Manager and uninstall.
Put in the CD - browse to install the drivers ONLY.
After installation of drivers - Shut down your machine.
Install the new NIC
Crank it back up and let Windows find the drivers.
You should be back in business.

2007-07-08 17:32:44 by dimachevelle

NOTE: This antenna is only compatible with modems and routers with a 1/4 inch external antenna port
Magnetic Mount - Put the antenna near the window or on top of a vehicle where it can pick up more signals.
Plug and Play - No extra pigtails needed. Comes with 6 feet pigtail with Reverse Polarity SMA termination. Plug directly into your D-link DWL520, Linksys WMP11, WET11, Netgear MA311, or D-link APs (anything that uses Reverse Polarity SMA).
Manufactured in ISO-9001 compliant facilities. Fully tested with HP RF network analyser.
5 X Range Extender - Extends up to 5 times the original range of your WiFi access in open space.

im kinda wondering this becuase i have a computer plugged into a modem and is fast and its located on the 2 floor of my house. i have another computer in my basement and its getting internet by wireless but the signal is only 2 to 3 bars.

im kinda wondering if the wireless network card i have which has 1 antenna, having another antenna would possibly increase the signal and give me 5 bars!

Like what the other uses had said, no. Increasing the number of antenna will not increase your internet strength. One recommendation I can give you is to put your wireless transmitter at the central part of the house, where the signal can go everywhere. Note that wireless signals are transmitted in radio waves, which means that they can go everywhere, not affected by the blocking by walls.

2008-12-02 18:02:58 by steeledge23

Is there a way to extend the antenna on the back of the computer. Like making it longer so you can place it on top of your desk so there are no obstacles in the way. My desk is in the living room and we just put our couch in front of it (so my chair is sandwiched in between the desk and couch) so it kind of needs an extension.

I think that couch isn't going to be a problem with the WIFI you have. It can penetrate buildings, i think a couch wont make any difference. But if you really need to extend your wifi range than may i suggest a home made deflector antenna.
Here is the link

http://www.usbwifi.orconhosting.net.nz/< br />
But if you are thinking of boosting the singnal strength from your PC then get a WIFI N based card such as NETGEAR N adapters.
Or get a better WIFI router with Draft N support.

You can also get directional antenna for most routers.

2008-09-17 19:36:57 by Shog