Imporving WiFi reception on a DV8000

Hi,

I've a DV8000 with the high end WiFi card. Often I'm in a location
where I get bumped on and off the net..I can move the laptop 5
inches one way and get back online with a decent signal. What
I'd like to do is build a Yagi or Cantenna device but there is no
connector for a antenna to plug in. Is there a way to improve WiFi
reception by an external device if you don't have an external
connector?

TIA.

For a long time, ever since the introduction of 802.11b, people have gotten the
highest quality WiFi connections by using PCMCIA (aka PC Card) wireless cards
with provision to attach a Yagi, Cantenna or commercially available external
antenna. I've used both Proxim and Linksys cards with external antennae. You
can still buy "war-driving" kits for notebooks to be used when driving around in
ones car looking for open WiFi access points. One of them has an antenna with
a magnetic base, suitable for attaching to the body of a car.

The miniPCI internal WiFi cards have wire leads to a tiny antenna internal to
the notebook computer, not always adequate for reliable WiFi use.

.... Ben Myers

On 26 Jun 2006 19:02:51 -0700, wrote:

> Hi,
>
>I've a DV8000 with the high end WiFi card. Often I'm in a location
>where I get bumped on and off the net..I can move the laptop 5
>inches one way and get back online with a decent signal. What
>I'd like to do is build a Yagi or Cantenna device but there is no
>connector for a antenna to plug in. Is there a way to improve WiFi
>reception by an external device if you don't have an external
>connector?
>
>TIA.