Boosting wireless signal

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I installed a Linksys Wireless Access/Router/Switch in my parents house. One computer is quite far from the Router and has very poor signal quality. I wan't to put a better antenna on the Wireless NIC but I have found so many different kinds that I have no idea what to get.

Any recommendations? Plus, they range form $65 up into the hundreds... and, will a better antenna help? ...and, should I put it on the Router or the NIC?

Thanks

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Reply to Anonymous

FWIW, I was told that you should take the 2 antennas on the WAP and put them perpendicular to each other - i.e. one would be vertical, the other would be horizontal. Try it out, it doesn't cost anything.

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Reply to jlanka

Yeah, been there with the WAP. Done all the antenna adjusting but it hasn't gotten me where I need to be.

I don't like the idea that the antenna on the NIC is actually "on the NIC" instead of on a cable. Seems that being so close to the case and all the high frequency stuff would cause issues.

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Reply to Anonymous

Depending on the card/etc. I use the buffalo/melco inc. antenna. It uses a small connector on the cards. I don't know if all cards are identical. All antenna seem pretty directional, the flat one gave me best signal strength.

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