sporadic connectivity

[Michael]

I hate it..... I need to reconnect often!

On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 7:35 PM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 <brian at snaptek.com> 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 <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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" <cryptworks at gmail.com>
>>> 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 <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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 <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I went to cnn.com with no problems to repoport
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 8:45 PM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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 <briend at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> 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" <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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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>>>> 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
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