Best USB Wireless Adapter?

**contaygious** · 04-03-2005, 03:35 PM

http://www.ecost.com/ecost/ecsplash/...sp?dpno=399803

It also has this sick software that automatically detects and connects to the best network it can find for you.

**daman10958** · 04-05-2005, 05:46 PM

guys you are missing a great opportunity here... get an internal PCI card usually broadcast and recieve at the highest sensitivities.. I got a low profiel one from Belkin..
Then add on an External Antenna:

http://www.radiolabs.com/products/an....4-mobile3.php

for like 6Db gain and I can listen to my home network 4-5 blocks away depending on humidity/weather Netstumbler NEVER goes completely While I'm anywhere around other people.

**Alex121** · 04-06-2005, 01:57 AM

lol, dont think u understand, i cant, im using a laptop in my car, and too late anyway, already purchased a orinco gold B/G PCMCIA card!

thanks

**contaygious** · 04-06-2005, 02:06 AM

yeah my c137 doesnt let me have a pci card with a 3.5 hdd. its ok

**Enforcer** · 04-07-2005, 06:56 AM

Has anyone come across a USB stick wireless network card with external aerial support?

**dmcdlrn** · 05-31-2005, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by antimatter

Search for Buffalo.

I use and it works great. it is relativly inexpensive, has great software and the only card that i know of that is USB 802.11b/g compatable and has an external antenna hookup

What antenna do you use? I have never seen the connector like on my buffalo before... I thought they were like an f connector. Ive got a g54.

**lastberserker** · 06-03-2005, 04:07 AM

Originally Posted by James141

1.) USB

2.) 100% Compatable with Netstumbler
3.) 100% Hibernate friendly
4.) Excellent Range
5.) Support b and g
6.) Good software (I know some wireless cards have flakey software)

Would be nice if it had:

1.) Possibility for an external arial
2.) Low power usage
3.) Nice price

Here is my setup: Buffalo WLI-USB-G54 => Hawking HSB1 => 7dBi external antenna.

1) Check
2) AFAIK yes, so check
3) Yes, at least according to folks here. Check
4) You bet!

5) Check
6) Check
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1) Yes, MC plug. Check
2) How low? Is 5W low?
3) Well... Suits me, so check as well

**emdzey01** · 06-03-2005, 06:14 AM

i use d-link. i've tried linksys, usrobotics, netgear. everything didn't give my enough range. i thought i needed an external antenna here in my house because reception was so poor. til i found d-link.

but that's in my house though, i'm not sure about putting it in a car. as you can see in my sig i'm still putting everything together.

but for home use, i use d-link. other wireless adapters couldn't give me any signal on my backyard.