So after about 30min of playing BF2 and having trouble with my connection, crazy lag, I have looked at my signal strenght right now it is stated as "low" however it seems that randomly it will be all the way up to "excellent". My wireless router Netgear WGT624 is maybe 30 feet away at max with one wall in the way. Now my card is the Netgear WG311T both with that funky 108Mbs deal. Anyway the antenna on the card got stuck some time ago that part that screws off is stuck to the part that it screws onto and that can now be removed leaving a small nub of an antenna maybe 1CM long, would this be the source of my signal woes? I can take pics if need be on the card.
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Wireless signal
- Thread starter darkeen
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Lets see a Pic, I have the Gigabyte WPEAG Wireless Adapter and Im about a hundred and fifty feet away from my Wireless Router and I have a Huge Central Air Conditioner Blocking the view. I got a crappy Signal with my little 3-4 inch stock signal, and I went and bought a 15dbi booster signal antenna and now I get Full Signal..
Maybe now that your antenna is short and all the metal in the computer, you need to get an antenna that doesn't interfere with the computer...thats just my two cents Godd luck
EDIT: Also make sure that everything is setup right as well as no other programs have modified your original setup.
Maybe now that your antenna is short and all the metal in the computer, you need to get an antenna that doesn't interfere with the computer...thats just my two cents Godd luck
EDIT: Also make sure that everything is setup right as well as no other programs have modified your original setup.
Yeah, have to see a picture or rewrite this
" Anyway the antenna on the card got stuck some time ago that part that screws off is stuck to the part that it screws onto and that can now be removed leaving a small nub of an antenna maybe 1CM long, would this be the source of my signal woes? I can take pics if need be on the card."
In english.
" Anyway the antenna on the card got stuck some time ago that part that screws off is stuck to the part that it screws onto and that can now be removed leaving a small nub of an antenna maybe 1CM long, would this be the source of my signal woes? I can take pics if need be on the card."
In english.
Ya, sorry for the bad explination I did not really expect anyone to be able to understand it just hoped. Anyway here are the pics.
The antenna
The antenna plus the piece that fell off the card
Another shot
The "nub" on the actual card, sorry for image quality on that one, best I can get for now
Ok so here is how it works, the antenna screws onto the gold thing which was origionally on the card itself it fell off at a lan a month or two ago. The antenna now screws onto the gold piece and the gold piece slides onto the "nub" however my signal can be anywhere from very low to exellent with the AP at max of 30 ft away. I think it may be due to this damage, any thoughts? If you think the low signal is due to this is there any way to fix it?
Small note I uploaded the pics and posted this while only the "nub" was being used with "low" signal strength.
The antenna
The antenna plus the piece that fell off the card
Another shot
The "nub" on the actual card, sorry for image quality on that one, best I can get for now
Ok so here is how it works, the antenna screws onto the gold thing which was origionally on the card itself it fell off at a lan a month or two ago. The antenna now screws onto the gold piece and the gold piece slides onto the "nub" however my signal can be anywhere from very low to exellent with the AP at max of 30 ft away. I think it may be due to this damage, any thoughts? If you think the low signal is due to this is there any way to fix it?
Small note I uploaded the pics and posted this while only the "nub" was being used with "low" signal strength.
Been there, done that! In technical jargon you, are suffering from a condition
called "broken antenna connector". The small threaded piece is a press-fit
into the rectangular part that is soldered onto the wireless card itself. Look
carefully at the back of the card and you should see a small gold pin. This pin
normally projects through the hole in the threaded collar to then make contact
with the center female contact of the antenna itself. Check that this pin is still
there and not bent. If it appears ok, remove the card so you can see what you
are doing. The threaded collar can then be pressed back into the rectangular
part on the card. Note that the collar has a shoulder that will fit full against
the rectangular piece when fully mated. When the antenna is screwed on the
center pin only projects a small amount into the antenna's center contact, so
if the threadded collar is not fully pressed in, the antenna might make a poor
or intermittent connection. Apply pressure only to the metal parts themselves
to avoid breaking the bonds between the metal part and the card. I pressed
mine back together, and the fit was good enough that it stays together if you
are careful not to bump or mess with the antenna. Ideally, one could flow a
little solder to permanently bond the collar, but this would require a large
soldering iron, and be a tricky operation to do quickly enough to prevent the
whole connector from becoming un-soldered from the card. If worse comes to
worse, with all the rebate deals at the stores a replacement board might be
fairly cheap.
Tom In Tulsa
called "broken antenna connector". The small threaded piece is a press-fit
into the rectangular part that is soldered onto the wireless card itself. Look
carefully at the back of the card and you should see a small gold pin. This pin
normally projects through the hole in the threaded collar to then make contact
with the center female contact of the antenna itself. Check that this pin is still
there and not bent. If it appears ok, remove the card so you can see what you
are doing. The threaded collar can then be pressed back into the rectangular
part on the card. Note that the collar has a shoulder that will fit full against
the rectangular piece when fully mated. When the antenna is screwed on the
center pin only projects a small amount into the antenna's center contact, so
if the threadded collar is not fully pressed in, the antenna might make a poor
or intermittent connection. Apply pressure only to the metal parts themselves
to avoid breaking the bonds between the metal part and the card. I pressed
mine back together, and the fit was good enough that it stays together if you
are careful not to bump or mess with the antenna. Ideally, one could flow a
little solder to permanently bond the collar, but this would require a large
soldering iron, and be a tricky operation to do quickly enough to prevent the
whole connector from becoming un-soldered from the card. If worse comes to
worse, with all the rebate deals at the stores a replacement board might be
fairly cheap.
Tom In Tulsa