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Wireless adapters only work with USB extension cable.

nerdydesi

nerdydesi

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I can't imagine at all why this sort of problem is existing in the first place.

Both me and my brother have custom built Windows 7 64-bit computers. We have different brand wireless USB adapters. The strange thing is that both only work if they are connected to a USB extension cable that's then connected to the PC.

If the adapter is connected to the PC directly, Windows shows us as being connected to our home wi-fi network, but will keep struggling to connect to a website until it finally times out.

We've had this problem for as long as we can remember but its starting to bug me and has me wondering why its happening.

I'm hoping you guys here can chime in and help me out, thanks.
 
nerdydesi said:
I can't imagine at all why this sort of problem is existing in the first place.

Both me and my brother have custom built Windows 7 64-bit computers. We have different brand wireless USB adapters. The strange thing is that both only work if they are connected to a USB extension cable that's then connected to the PC.

If the adapter is connected to the PC directly, Windows shows us as being connected to our home wi-fi network, but will keep struggling to connect to a website until it finally times out.

We've had this problem for as long as we can remember but its starting to bug me and has me wondering why its happening.

I'm hoping you guys here can chime in and help me out, thanks.
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This might explain the problems that you have:

The computer chassis itself, which is a huge hunk of metal, acts as a shield, stealing most or all of the signal that's coming in from the wi-fi network connection. As a result, almost no signal would be reaching the USB adapter if it's connected directly to a PC, especially if it's connected to a rear USB port (where the USB adapter not only has to contend with the huge metal chassis, but also the wires that are located back there).

It is also the reason why internal PCI and PCI-e wireless cards don't receive wi-fi signals as cleanly or as good as they should.
 
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