[ltp] Extending WiFi range

[Michael Gaber]

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Bob Alexander wrote:
| I own a T40 with the mini-PCI Atheros 5211 card (Philips branded -
| resold as IBM 802.11a/b).
|
| Have a few questions:
|
| 1) I also own an 802.11a/b/g mini-PCI card (Ath 5212 ?). I seem to
| recall that the BIOS might refuse this model ... any pointers ?
|
| 2) I would like to know if anybody has "hacked" their beloved Thinkpad
| to mount an external WiFi antenna in order to extend the range of the
| builtin. If I have understood correctly those microscpoic connectors on
| the mini-PCI are called "UFL ultra miniature coax".
|
| In case this is impossible any suggestions for an external WiFi PCMCIA
| card known to behave as well as possible under Linux ?
|
| I'd love to be able to work from where I walk my dog in the morning and
| with the builtin antenna I am out of range of my AP (which transmits as
| 200mW IIRC) by a few hundred meters.
|
| TIA,
| Bob

i dont know about modifying the TP, but most APs have 2 antennas.
perhaps you try an antenna on the AP first.

but if u have news about adding an external antenna to this atheros-card
please let me know
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