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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> :-)~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 > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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~(-: