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Author: Michael
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Subject: Re: sporadic connectivity
This one will work. What do you think?
https://www.amazon.com/Netis-Wireless-Advanced-Antennas-Low-profile/dp/B0051PZSX8/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1502406163&sr=8-14&keywords=low+profile+wireless+pci+card

On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 7:24 PM, Brian Cluff <> wrote:

> More than likely you just need a pcie card. They have antennas on them
> that are much more powerful than the tiny little antennas that are built
> into the USB dongles. I've got a dongle that won't pick on the access
> point at the other end of my house even though my laptop and a computer
> with a PCIe card pick them up fine.
>
> Brian Cluff
>
> On 08/10/2017 04:17 PM, Michael wrote:
>
> I was speaking with my father about this and he said that I probably need
> to update my drivers. Being on Linux means my drivers are updated
> everytimeI update the computer I think. He then said that sometimes they
> work and sometimes they don't and the same thing goes for the cards. So I
> need to ask what cards have people had success with?
>
> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:32 AM, Michael <> wrote:
>
>> I changed on goals and they think it's appears to have made it better.
>> What do you mean by put to sleep
>>
>> On Aug 8, 2017 11:19 AM, "Stephen Partington" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If there is an issue with the dongle or your system trying to put the
>>> USB chain to sleep.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 7:42 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do you think the problem could be the dongle? Would getting a wireless
>>>> card resolve the problem?
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 8:54 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I went to cnn.com with no problems to repoport
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 8:45 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> no I didn't have to do that. this is a private residence with a non
>>>>>> business network
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 8:43 PM, Brien Dieterle <>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you have to click agree on a sign in page when using guest? Try
>>>>>>> going to a url like CNN.com and see if that brings up the captive portal
>>>>>>> sign on page.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Aug 6, 2017 5:30 PM, "Michael" <> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I moved into a new place which offers free wifi (I'm renting a
>>>>>>>> room). I have my wifi dongle plugged in and sometimes wifi works and
>>>>>>>> sometimes it doesn't. Could it be something with Linux because the woman
>>>>>>>> who owns the house says wifi works fine for her. I am on a guest account.
>>>>>>>>
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>>>
>>> Stephen
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