I have a wireless NIC (wifi network card) in my laptop that can't receive signals too well. I'm lucky I can get internet on it at home (West Hamilton). As soon as I hit Downtown, I get a couple of network names, but I am not able to connect to any of them. This is even with the internal laptop antenna's connected to the "Main" connector of the NIC.
I read up on the internet that external amplifiers connected to the card have made improvements to several people's connections.
I want to make my own amplifier and hook it up to my laptop antenna. I can make amplifiers in general, and even the worst amplifier can do something, even if it means boosting the signal by 1%.
So I was wondering, in a typical wifi card, is one pin of the antenna port the actual antenna that is shared simultaneously between both the transmitter and the receiver, and the other pin the ground?
I need to know how the "main" port works on a wifi card before I can continue.
and does the "aux" port help make a difference?
I read up on the internet that external amplifiers connected to the card have made improvements to several people's connections.
I want to make my own amplifier and hook it up to my laptop antenna. I can make amplifiers in general, and even the worst amplifier can do something, even if it means boosting the signal by 1%.
So I was wondering, in a typical wifi card, is one pin of the antenna port the actual antenna that is shared simultaneously between both the transmitter and the receiver, and the other pin the ground?
I need to know how the "main" port works on a wifi card before I can continue.
and does the "aux" port help make a difference?