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. > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change > your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your > mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent > you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit > the snooze button. > > Stephen > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list -PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss