(Part 2) Best networking antennas according to redditors

Is this really a white noise machine (screenshot of video)? Looks like one of those high power wifi antennas to me.

Edit: I am talking about something like this: https://amzn.com/B004WPUHXO

It's a WiFi antenna. It extends the normal reach of the WiFi card.

The connecter you have there should plug into the WiFi card on the back of the computer.

Edit: Here's an Amazon link to a similar one. Best I've got atm.

This was also posted in r/politics.

She says in the video they were placed, "above the states that have been protesting," yet they're uniformly above every section in the hall.
Then she says they weren't there yesterday (Wednesday), so I pulled up the video from Monday, the first day of the convention, and you can see the same things pretty clearly in shots of the crowd (they were often in shadow, so I found a shot where you could see the color, however you can see them uniformly around the hall in many audience shots).

I don't even get what noise machines would accomplish. For them the be loud enough to mask chanting it's have to be loud enough to be audible to the other people in the hall. If they're trying to mask it for the broadcast, they'd be better off accomplishing that with how they mic the crowd.

They really looks like wifi antennas.

WiFi antenna

I use this adapter
with something like this replacing the antennae. I can connect to networks that far away, but at extreme range (although the "signal bar" remains high), the speed drops off significantly. It's very good for me because my router is in the basement of my somewhat large house.

If you're going to be smug at least spell adapters correctly. You also failed to address Linux support and packet injection. Thanks for trying and as much as I LOVE lmgtfy you pretty much failed at this one.

There is an interesting option on Amazon NextG USB-Yagi Plug & Play 11N Long Range WiFi antenna 2200mW
Plus it looks pretty cool.pic

From a review:
> Yes it does indeed work well in Linux, with full packet injection support. I didn't have to patch drivers or anything, it was just plug and go on Debian 5.0.

This antenna - https://www.amazon.com/Premiertek-Directional-High-Gain-Parabolic-ANT-GRID-24DBI/dp/B005M8KU3W with a 3d printed spacer to tune it to 1.6ghz, a nooelec goes sawbird, rtlsdr.com v3 dongle, and a raspberry pi 3b with goestools.

This antenna modified to better receive at 1.7 Ghz (cut a piece of pvc pipe to act as a spacer moving the secondary reflector out a bit), rtl-sdr.com v3 dongle, Sawbird GOES LNA & a Raspberry Pi 3 running goestools.

You need to get a Grid Antenna like this (I bought the last one :P) and you'll also need an LNA, preferably, this LNA/Filter hybrid from NooElec.

You will also need an N type male to SMA male (depending on the antenna) if you were to get one like mine.

And yes, you do need an LNA for this. Don't be like me, thinking I could do it without one, had to wait another two days for one :P

After that, i'd recommend you get a stand for the antenna to be mounted on, like a modded tripod. I use an old umbrella stand (super bottom heavy) and a wooden stick from a broken broom.

In fact, that is exactly the setup I'm using. It has been fantastic for the ~3 months I've been using it.

For my in-home setup:

1x Proxicast antenna

2x AX400 cables (25’ - you may need longer, but buy as short as you can for your setup)

2x N female to SMA male adapters

2x SMA female to TS9 adapters

You'll also need some sort of mounting for the antenna, but that will depend entirely on what you have to mount it on where you install it.

Before the antenna, I was getting maybe 3Mbit down and 0.4 up with latency 350ms to 600ms, and with the antenna I am consistently hitting 25Mbps down and 15 up with around 40ms to 80ms latency. I've seen peaks of up to 45Mbit down.

Of course your setup will depend on your proximity to the tower... and what bands it offers and the congestion. I'm very rural, so the tower I'm on most of the time has low congestion with decent speed.

Someone asked me for a parts list via PM. I am a lazy man, so this is a 100% Amazon Prime build:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CJGIWIA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T0BH8WS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q13BIU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H95C0A2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007OYAVLI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007OYAVLI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FHO5Y6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T2U7R7I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DYQYLQQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TIY5JM8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZHF3RHQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018JWCX8M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Wireless Bridge. I've set up several including for very tech inept people and they have been zero maintenance or problems..

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If you want blazing fast speed and have line-of-sight between convenient spots on the two buildings, Mikrotik Wireless Wire.

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If you want to save a few dollars, don't need blazing fast speed, and have some mild obstructions (tree, shrubs, etc) between buildings, Ubiquiti NanoStation M5.

Dell wifi antenna for an internal wifi card.

It isn't that they've made it where you can, they just use the same control panels for both.

I can't vouch for every one, but I bought one recently and did the following:

-When the grill was turned on, I put my phone on top of the hopper and picked up a WiFi signal (the name says something about GMG and DB for Daniel Boone with a bunch of numbers).

-Ordered a WiFi antenna from Amazon. this worked perfectly

-Removed the screws holding in the control panel and found where the small end of the cable shown on the previous link connects to the circuit board, and connected the two.

-Drilled a small hole in the bottom back corner of where the hopper is (it should be hollow if you look underneath the grill).

-Removed the nut from the coaxial end of the cable and connected that to the hole that I drilled in the previous step.

-Connected the antenna to the coaxial end of the cable that is now affixed to the back of the grill.

-Turned the grill on, connect to the WiFi signal from the grill on your smartphone. The password should be the serial number on your grill.

-Download the Green Mountain Grill app, connect, and enjoy.


The only thing I can't figure out is how to link the grill through my WiFi router, which is supposed to be possible.

It sounds like a lot of steps, but it is super simple.

Looks like a wifi repeater. These people are nuts

Going by this picture, it has a center backmount.
The mounts shown in the video (around 6:50 to 7:00) has two protrusions at the bottom (as well as some mounting claw looking thing from the center), in the zoom in and zoom out of that video (in those seconds), the dimensions also become at least somewhat distinquishable. It's a pretty big plate.

The wifi directional antenna you linked here, would be probably no more than one fourth the size. Here it is in comparison to a window corner right behind a wifi-router.

While it is not impossible, it's not very likely, that it's a wifi extender or amp. It doesn't make that much sense.
What is known is that they have been trying to mute (by directional mics) both protests and jeers previously (as witnessed by the different streams on the DNC at day 1), and that previously noise 'nullifiers'/static noise generators were deployed at HRC rallies/fundraisers (what I've noted in a recent post).

In addition to their seats being taken, the dimensions involved, the strange influx of people to be standing in front of them - I'd say that it's more likely related to sound management than it being some oddly placed wifi extender.

Edit: Silly me. Here are the dimensions straight from its amazon page.

25.4 x 24.1 x 9.7 cm / 10 x 9.5 x 3.8 inches

It's tiny. Clearly no where near the size of the thing at the convention hall.

Heres and Amazon link HUACAM HCM16 2 x 2.4GHz 6dBi Indoor Omni-directional Antenna 802.11n/b/g RP-SMA Female Connector + 2 x 12cm U.FL Mini PCI to RP-SMA Pigtail Antenna WiFi Cable https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00VHDXSSU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_vpoiDb58VKQYZ

Ubiquiti makes some solid bridges. I had to connect our warehouse to main plant that was about the same distance away. This was back in lole 2010 amd it maintained solid wireless g speeds. I looked last week actually and they have some really nice ones now with way better throughput.
Something like this maybe Ubiquiti NBE-M5-16 5GHz NanoBeam M5 16dBi Kit Complete Pre-Configured https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ETXEMRU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_k8nHDbF7NDQGQ
But do research to find exactly what you need. I'd stick to 5ghz to avoid interference.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DBPLXWK + https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NV807XS = Added Wi-fi that gets an excellent signal.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=asus+210e&_sacat=0&LH_BIN=1&_sop=15 + Free tutorial vid from me here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExSmPZF8jjQ = a cheap TV/FM tuner/capture card.

All kinds of stuff you can add in to those 8x and 1x slots.

It is apparently a yagi antenna, specifically this one I think.

I bought these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DMJI9TA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005UBNJ48/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have the second one propped on top since my N66U is hanging on the wall. The longer ones are in the middle and bottom. I used the third antenna in the first set linked above for a wireless nic card on the back of a computer that is two rooms away.

I used these for bluetooth - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZBJNO9O/

and these for wifi - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MJU6X5U/

trying to determine mounts for them still. Most likely I will modify the 3d case provided to offer some sort of mount for the SMA connector to the antenna itself.

I'll just leave this here.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001VEAI74

+1 for PCI

I game and have never had problems connecting unless it was ISP side (boo comcast). I also stream Netflix and Amazon without any signal issues.

I use [this PCI-E adapter] (http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WN881ND-Wireless-Express-Low-profile/dp/B0079XWMEI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1405104552&sr=8-2&keywords=tp-link+pci+wifi) with good results. They also make regular [PCI] (http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WN751ND-Wireless-Adapter-Low-profile/dp/B005FUGPP4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1405104552&sr=8-4&keywords=tp-link+pci+wifi) depending on what you have available. I'm sure the Rosewill one is quite good too.

I also picked up something similar to [this] (http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-ANT2405C-Desktop-Omni-directional-Antenna/dp/B001VEAI74/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1405104686&sr=8-11&keywords=tp-link+antenna) to help with my signal, since my room is quite far from my router. It will give you some flexibility on your antenna placement, and gave me a huge boost in signal.

For your purposes either would probably work but I prefer having the cleaner look of a PCI card and I'm under the assumption that there is better power/bandwith going through PCI. If you do go with USB, I suggest something like [this] (http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WN722N-Wireless-Adapter-External/dp/B002SZEOLG/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1405104921&sr=8-14&keywords=usb+wifi) where you can add on an optional antenna if you have signal issues.

This doesn't sound like an issue with your antenna, but more like an issue with your wireless access point's (your router) ability to get to your antenna. This could be because it is producing a poor signal or that your room blocks its signal.

The expensive solution is to get a router with a stronger signal. The cheaper solution is to get this and see if it solves the problem. It can attach to your wireless card or router.

The Asus H170I-PLUS D3 uses DDR3 and you've got DDR4 ram. Get the ASRock Z170M-ITX/ac instead.

The case is fine.

The motherboard provides cheap antennae that will be hidden behind the case. If WiFi is important to you, buy an external antenna like this Gigabyte model or similar. You can move it around to optimize reception and it comes with a magnet to stick it to metal.

I bought my antennas on Amazon and they work great.

TECHTOO WiFi Antenna Dual Band... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O0O0E8U?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

My board (Which is a little old now) has an Intel AC7260 card and I have no problems getting a strong 5 GHz AC signal from my router on the opposite side of my house.

The board has a mini-PCIe slot for a WLAN/Bluetooth module. Like this one ($9). Add a pair of pigtails ($3) and an antenna ($12) or two and you've got PCIe wifi.

My HTPC uses this board. I have a similar, older, wifi card in it with a pair of pigtails & antennas. Works like a champ.

Hey there! Just a head's up, for $6.59 you can get a wifi antenna here: https://www.amazon.com/WIFI-10-dBi-2-4GHz-Antenna/dp/B000SEQGT2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1542579366&sr=1-1&keywords=wifi+antenna

I'm not sure of the OP's financial situation, but if need be, I'll toss in $7 via Paypal to pay for this if the OP needs!

I love that you're giving this away. Bravo! I hope the winner is happy (not entering myself as I have an existing system).

Best of luck all!

Were you able to put in the password too?

You don’t cut anything. You connect the antenna onto the silver little chip in between the two control panels. What I do is just run the cable out from under the grill then I have it taped to the side of my pellet hopper.

The tone is the low pellet alarm. Open hopper and place something in front of the sensor to stop it.

this is the antenna I got. It comes with 2, you could probably by another brand or whatever, just make sure it’s the same connecting size

I use this USB antenna with Kali TurboTenna NextG USB-Yagi Plug & Play 11N Long Range WiFi antenna 2200mW https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0044D7J1W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_gwL-BbAFJQ0HB

This one looks decent from Amazon... these are getting harder and harder to find at good prices.

I got my last one on ebay, pretty sure it was from this seller.

On to the DC Short thing.... Yes. These are DC Shorted/DC Ground dipole elements for the actual "antenna" mainly for matching purposes. No you can't use it directly with an SDR that has the Bias Tee always on, you either need to turn your Bias Tee off, use a DC block, OR put your LNA in there to use the voltage.

I'm using a SMArTee XTR -> SAWBird+ -> Lorch Bandpass -> DC Ground Wifi Dish... it work's fine. The SMArTee XTR specifically has a self resetting fuse that will trip if you short it to protect the SDR, so no worries there.

This is what you’re looking for. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NV807XS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_j7.PBbXBK7MES

Security is exactly the same.

You can either use the same SSID (the network's name) and password for both APs or use separate ones if you want to be able to choose between networks. Using the same SSID used to be a bit better since devices didn't switch between networks automatically for a small era in WiFi's history. Nowadays your cell phone will switch to the strongest network on its own so having different SSIDs should be better since you could switch manually if your device got stuck on the farthest AP. You could also register a single SSID on a device that will never need to use the other AP.

About omnidirectional APs, you'll get the option to wire the antenna with a coaxial cable to an indoor station. Don't. It's better to get a longer ethernet cable and plug the antenna straight into the AP than extending the antenna connexion which is a lot more prone to signal degradation.

For an omnidirectional AP, I'd recommend a Bullet coupled with an antenna that looks like that. You'll have to choose between 5ghz and 2.4ghz. 5 is faster and gets less interference from neighbors but it has less range. 2.4 has more range but is slower and noisy neighbors will wreck its performance. Other models may offer both frequencies.

These are the two items i bought:

Bought this first, drilled a hole in the pro casing and put an antenna on the outside of the pro. Didn’t do enough:

Highfine 2 x 2.4GHz 6dBi Indoor Omni-directional Wifi Antenna 802.11n/b/g RP-SMA Female Connector + 2 x 20cm/8" U.FL / IPEX to RP-SMA Pigtail Antenna WiFi Cable https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KBU61S8?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

So then i bought this, ran the cable through the wall and mounted this base on the wall behind the TV.

HUACAM HCM38N Wi-Fi Antenna Magnetic Stand Base RP SMA Connector with 3m Extension Cable https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WLPR8JB?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

What's your budget?

If your extender has removable antennae you could try to upgrade them to something like [these.](http://amzn.com/B002VYP5QW
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There are also bigger, outdoor versions like this and this.

Nanobeams would work great. Trying to use to off the shelf routers to do something specific is not really what you want to do. You will very disappointed.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ETXEMRU

What's your main motivation by trying to replace the WiFi card? If it's range, another option is to just replace the antennas. They're usually just screw-ins, although you have to check if the screws are spaced apart enough for the antennas to fit. Ex: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O0O0E8U/


I wouldn't worry much about obsolescence. You're more likely to need a new motherboard than WiFi card by the time the stock WiFi card becomes outdated enough that your speeds are affected.

Why get a USB Wireless dongle and not just an antenna on a wire to connect to the card? Something like this

Heres the config page for wireless repeater mode

I only have a single router for a 2100sqft single level house, and dont have any problems, despite the router being in the south-east corner, and my bedroom in the northwest

I got one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-WL-ANT-157-Antenna/dp/B005UBNJ48 and just replaced the center antenna with it, and signal is great. Since you have an attic and plan on having a couple of these, you shouldnt have any problems at all.

It also has a simple repeater mode, Wireless AP Mode (What you need i think), and a special media bridge mode for ethernet - wireless - ethernet bridging across house.

Its a well designed bit of kit

For best performance from an external antenna on the Nighthawk you are going to need two antennas at a 90 degree offset to each other. You can't split one antenna. Something to do with MIMO not working if you only connect to one antenna port and some other stuff. check out LTE hacks on FB and you can find some pretty good info on antenna and hotspot use.

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Or you can do something like this. It has 2 antenna built into it.

https://www.amazon.com/Proxicast-Cross-Polarized-High-Gain-Fixed-Mount-Antenna/dp/B01NBSLNJ6/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=techtoo+4g+antenna&qid=1565200161&s=wireless&sr=1-7-catcorr

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or this one, I personally have his one connected to my MOFI and have been pleased with it. Unfortunately i is not available at the present time.

https://www.amazon.com/TECHTOO-Directional-698-2690MHz-Cellphone-Amplifier/dp/B0130QUUUU

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there are also other options to go with depending on your needs.

If you're in the same building then powerline networking may be the best option. It uses the home's electrical wiring to carry the signal.

If you're in different buildings then you can look at things like stringing ethernet between the buildings, assuming they're adjoining, directional antennas such as a Yagi or one of a number of other specialized antennas.

You would look for cable that match what you have on the back of your PCT card (likely RP-SMA) that will allow you to bring your antennas above the PC onto the top of the desk. For example, get two of these

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-ANT2405C-Desktop-Omni-directional-Antenna/dp/B001VEAI74/

And place them about 4-5 inches apart on the desk with one of them pointed up at a 30deg angle, the other pointing the opposite direction at the same angle (think like this " \ / ") to manually decorrelate/polarize the antennas. The cable is 4ft long, should plug in to the back of your wireless card (which is a 2x2 BG card) and can sit on top of the desk.

Get the one that's non wifi and buy this

It's as easy as plugging something in. It does lose connection a lot but like said above it's worth it to be able to do the updates. Plus, you can check the internal temperature of the meat from your chair. But it's not necessarily worth $130. (To me atleast)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006QB1RPY/

you can also get a better antenna

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005UBNJ48/


Jumbo frames make no difference to wireless...dont base your decisions off that, you can get a good ethernet switch for a small amount of money, but im sure you'll be happy with the performance of the RT-66U.

Bonus question: Would this antenna work for a Verizon Wireless Network Extender?

Could try this.

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-WL-ANT-157-Antenna/dp/B005UBNJ48/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_text_z

Here is what I have.

http://www.amazon.com/Antenna-RP-SMA-Extension-Cable-Router/dp/B005C8AYG0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-ANT2415D-Omni-directional-connector-resistant/dp/B004I5J2XY?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01

http://www.amazon.com/Engenius-Outdoor-High-Antenna-EAG-2408/dp/B000VIA4CA?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00

I have 2 different antennas so I posted both.

I believe this is not for a 5ghz wifi adapter, you need something like this for 2/5 ghz https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-2-4GHz-Antenna-Connectors-12CR5-1ANT02-11R/dp/B00W2TYU3A, description is wrong as it supports 5ghz

What do you recommend being the best option to at least be around 70Mbs? I went with the Mofi 4500 not knowing anything about a Cat6,4,18, etc (learned that today from you guys). It's likely that a hotspot will do fine in the window but the next issue I will have is getting out a strong wifi signal since the house is 5800sqft with plaster walls and metal meshing.

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I am open to options and suggestions. I thought about this to see what happens. Thoughts?
https://www.amazon.com/Proxicast-Cross-Polarized-High-Gain-Fixed-Mount-Antenna/dp/B01NBSLNJ6

These:

Proxicast 11 dBi Yagi High Gain 3G / 4G / LTE/Wi-Fi Universal Fixed Mount Directional Antenna (700-2700 MHz) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RJQ8RGC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_rFZmDbXA544GP

Allegedly these are very good for the task.

How do you weigh in regarding shorter transmission line with connectors for egress vs, longer transmission line without connectors?

Do you mean something like this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABP55CK7568&cm_re=WIFI_ANTENNA-_-9SIABP55CK7568-_-Product

Or maybe a long set of antennas like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NV807XS/ref=psdc_3015438011_t1_B01MDJVPTT

I think directional antennas at both locations might do the trick.

These would do nicely
TECHTOO WiFi Antenna Dual Band 7dBi 2.4GHz/5.8GHz with RP-SMA Connector for Wireless Network Router USB Adapter PCI Card IP Camera DJI Phantom Wireless Range Extender FPV UAV Drone (Black 2-Pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O0O0E8U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_qQjkzbN90Q27N

Black antenna is secondary... you do need both wires for optimal throughput. Can easily get a PCIe slot-mounted antenna pair on Amazon for about $10, only needs an empty case slot as it doesn't plug into anything but the wireless card itself. Link to first result, though it lacks the slot panel (easy enough to attach to a blank): http://www.amazon.com/Soldering-Wireless-Extension-Bulkhead-Repeater/dp/B00MJU6X5U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458194981&sr=8-1&keywords=wifi+antenna+pcie

http://www.amazon.com/HUACAM-HCM16-Omni-directional-Antenna-Connector/dp/B00VHDXSSU/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1457808921&sr=1-3&keywords=Wifi+antenna

You need to drill some holes in the PCIe slot covers for example for the antennas.

Proxicast 4G/LTE Cross-Polarized (MIMO) 7-10 dBi High-Gain Fixed-Mount Panel Antenna https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01NBSLNJ6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_pvh7BbCV252DY

I have this in my attic. Without speed is 3-7mbps, with the speed is 35-45mbps

The same antenna that goes on the router is what the wireless adapter uses.

What you want are called RP SMA connectors. Higher gain means increased horizontal range, at the cost of vertical. Think of it like a donut, and the more gain you have, the more you squish it down.

The antenna you linked is likely the same or even slightly lower gain than stock. You will want something at least 7-9 dBi, and because your wireless adapter has two, you will need two.

https://www.amazon.com/TECHTOO-Antenna-Connector-Wireless-Extender/dp/B00O0O0E8U

There are more expensive directional options, which provide a larger gain increase, but only in the direction they are pointed.

https://www.amazon.com/ALFA-APA-M25-directional-connector-WL-ANT-157/dp/B00R1PA9EO

Positioning can also be an issue, grab some RP SMA cables if needed to move the antennas around. They do reduce the gain by a tiny amount, I don't recommend longer than 2m.

Although better antennas can help, if your wireless access point isn't good then your money is better spent improving that.

This one works perfectly fine for me.

I am in europe so I don't see the product I bought on Amazon.com. The product is this one:

Antenna 4G LTE 5G MIMO Direzionale 700/800/900/1800/2100/2600Mhz LowcostMobile 2x10m nero Connettore SMA https://www.amazon.it/dp/B01E7CWNSI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_uWoWuQdPz19hI




By the way I see equivalent or better products under the brand Proxicast.

You can buy two Yagi antenna or one patch mimo like mine.

Example of yagi antenna: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RJQ8RGC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_qq0YCbPHVW267

I am now using a mofi router with 2 antennas that looks like this https://www.amazon.com/Proxicast-Universal-Directional-Antenna-700-2700/dp/B00RJQ8RGC/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1537481737&sr=8-6&keywords=yagi+antenna
(sorry, I don't remember what exact brand I bought was)

I am consistently getting around 30-50mb down AND up every time I speed test. I am super happy with this set up, as I had pretty slow options living in a rural area. So cool that this is an option now!! :)

IIRC you can buy antennas that just screw to the back, the screw points should be the same. They're probably really cheap too, it's worth a try if you want.

Edit: Something like this

If you wanted to go for something cheap, TP-Link makes good PCI-E cards. However, when I first got mine, I wasn't getting the performance I wanted or anything that was close to what was advertised. I managed to find an antenna, similar to this one, and I never get lag spikes and have none of the issues I used to have with the included antenna.

Although your mileage may vary. I don't have that specific antenna, so I can't guarantee a certain performance; however it definitely will be better than the default antenna.

What about this one?

https://www.amazon.com/TECHTOO-Antenna-Connector-Wireless-Extender/dp/B00NV807XS/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3SM0L4PPM71GY&keywords=9dbi+wifi+antenna&qid=1569779759&s=electronics&sprefix=9dbi+%2Celectronics%2C183&sr=1-3

Yeah it's not the right place, you probably want /r/homenetworking, but I'll give it a shot.

Your best bet is to extend your parents' network to your trailer. You could do this with a point to point bridge like a pair of Ubiquiti Nanobeams. You can even buy them preconfigured. You will need another WiFi access point to plug into the Nanobeam if you want WiFi in your trailer, or you could plug a laptop directly into the Nanobeam. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ETXEMRU/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_vgmWCb20DRCME

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If for some reason you can't do this basically your only option is cellular. You can get a plan with a data cap from any of the major carriers but they put some kind of limit on you at either 10GB or ~22GB of data, so not enough for much use. If you need true unlimited look at unlimitedville.com. Yep it's expensive, if you don't like $200/month take a look at the wireless bridge option again.

Probably uses 2 x standard RP-SMA connector so you wouldn't necessarily have to get the Gigabyte-branded one, but it looks like this might be the one:

Product 12CR5-1ANT02-11R

http://www.m.amazon.com/Gigabyte-2-4GHz-Antenna-Connectors-12CR5-1ANT02-11R/dp/B00W2TYU3A

Is this what you mean:

https://www.amazon.com/HUACAM-HCM16-Omni-directional-Antenna-Connector/dp/B00VHDXSSU/

Thanks for the reply. The reason why I was concerned because when I was looking for replacements, this antenna on amazon has in the description "Only use for MINI PCI-E INTERFACE, DO NOT USE FOR M.2 (NGFF) INTERFACE", so I started getting really confused.

https://www.amazon.com/HUACAM-HCM16-Omni-directional-Antenna-Connector/dp/B00VHDXSSU/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1482957562&sr=1-3&keywords=wifi+antenna

Here's the antenna

It should work. An antenna isn't anything unique. AS long as the connector is the same, and most of them are, it should work.

I've actually got a whole pile of them. It'd probably cost more to ship it than to buy one though. Here is a cheaper one on Amazon

Here's a list of things I got for my Pi

Sandisk 32GB SD

Samsung 2 Amp USB Power

Amazon Mini HDMI to HDMI Cable

OTG USB hub

USB Wifi

Wireless Keyboard with touchpad

Optional stuff...

Adafruit Pi protector

Electronics Starter Kit If you want to get into using the GPIO you have to solder a connector on the board, I used this one

Here's a picture of my setup I posted in another thread http://imgur.com/EqY5gD0

Came up for me.
http://www.amazon.com/Dell-WX492-RU297-WP680-Compatible/dp/B00DWG98OI

Should be able to.

UK

US

Get these

https://www.amazon.com/Highfine-2-4GHz-6dBi-Omni-directional-Connector/dp/B01KBU61S8

drill 2 holes through the back of your case and they will slide through and screw down. Itll look nice

If you don't want to drill, I bet there are ones you can buy that are in a pci bracket, I just didn't see any right away.

I ordered this one,





https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WGMY7LP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_LYIOkEGtuyaKu

this is one similar to what you should have
https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-2-4GHz-Antenna-Connectors-12CR5-1ANT02-11R/dp/B00W2TYU3A/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=gigabyte+antenna&qid=1554244638&s=electronics&sr=1-2
but you can find others online

https://www.amazon.com/HIGHFINE-2-4GHz-6dBi-Omni-directional-Connector/dp/B01KBU61S8/ref=sr_1_50?ie=UTF8&qid=1526591784&sr=8-50&keywords=wifi+antenna

I got these for my Impact Viii, work awesomely, not worth saving a buck or two and getting them used.

I've been using these without fail:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00H95C0A2/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Not sure if you can get them on your side of the world. They've also gone up in price lately, I was getting them for $10 grin the same seller not too long ago.

That is a PCI card, this will be much more complicated and require kernel level changes, possible only on Linux AFAIK.

I would recommend this. It supports monitor mode and works well for all Kali uses

Alright. This is the exact one I'm using:
http://www.osxwifi.com/apple-broadcom-bcm94360cd-802-11-a-b-g-n-ac-bluetooth-4-0-with-adapter-for-pc-hackintosh
Bought on Amazon though.
And this is the extender; if you live in the first world, then you can give it a shot to the card and see if you need the extender or not, otherwise it may be wise to order it altogether at once:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0034CQSKW

Not to sure what you mean.
Here is the first-
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KBU61S8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=dre-youtube-20&linkId=5d1f0fdbbe822d7847f33f3c3467a1a9
Here is the second antenna I have used
with better rssi.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A4I3AGE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Now here is an odd thing, when I use different antennas of the same kind, I get different swr ratings. I also purchased a 2dbi that has an swr value of 48 swr.

I was just testing out a high gain (15 dBi) antenna for video transmission from my remote control airplane this weekend. It was a really dumb idea since the controls for my airplane also run on 2.4GHz, so I returned the antenna. But I tested it with my cell phone before attempting the airplane bullshit. With a $40-$50 antenna mounted to the rear of my house, connected to my WiFi router, I was able to pick up WiFi on my cell phone about 1000 ft away, line of sight. I started to lose it behind trees about 400 ft away from my house (but found line of sight further away, too).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004I5J2XY There's the one I bought (and returned). It's 5' tall, so you know you're getting into some serious shit. This is definitely not the only solution for high gain antennas, and for your shorter throw, you can probably get away with a 12 dBi, if you have line of sight from your camper to your buddy's roof.

The WiFi router output power does matter, but not as much as antenna gain, especially for what you're trying to do.

Running a cable from your friend's WiFi router to an antenna would be a bigger problem than shooting WiFi to your camper.

There are super antennae you can get for the receiving end, so you don't have to mess with your buddy's setup in his house. You have to buy an antenna and a receiver, typically USB into your computer.

In a laptop? Probably not without opening it up. Almost all desktop wifi cards have standard antenna ports though, you just unscrew them and attach a new one like this one.

https://i.imgur.com/niXIRNS.jpg

I am using these Yagi antennas: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RJQ8RGC/

Cables are from MPD digital. US made high quality and low signal loss. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008B49AZI/

They work amazingly well providing significantly lower latency. Better than I ever had with Comcast...

Edit: Don't have any recommendations on external enclosures for I have been re-using old ones for my needs. I assume any should work just as well as long as it is of decent quality.

They're stolen from an ASRock H97M-ITX/ac, the Antenna that came with the pack I ordered from Amazon looked too big, so I swapped them.

I have one proxicast yagi antenna and 25 foot lmr400 cables and I can not find a signal above -114 RSRP and -19 RSRQ. I tried aiming it where the tower is and tried microcorrecting for atleast a good 6+ hours and I have not found a single spot where it would get any better. I tried mounting the antenna to a 16 foot pole and moved it around various locations and had it hooked to the Nighthawk and that didn't help either. Using my Netgear Aircard mimo works better mounted to a window with aluminum foil which doesn't make sense. I can get -108 RSRP and -14 RSRQ - It's rare to see that but it can. Usually I get -113 RSRP and -17 RSRQ as of late. I see average speeds of 3mbps Down and 0.03mbps Up with the Netgear Aircard and with the Proxicast I get 2mbps Down and the Upload usually won't even finish in speed tests. 2 Times however using the Proxicast I seen 10mbps down and 50 Up which never happened again - I wish I could see this happen again - I left it exactly the same and no results after waiting for hours and resetting and calling At&t and unplugging it and moving the antenna again and rechecking the cables and factory resetting. I'm probably just going to send the stuff back It's so frustrating spending hours upon hours and not seeing any real results. PS. I live in a very poor signal area and seeing 2 bars is really rare in the window - throughout the house and even outside I can't seem to find a signal. I have turned off stream saver. Antenna
Adapter
Cables
A big problem I have is the latency is so bad when it hops to a lower RSRP and RSRQ - which it will go from -110 to -116 pretty commonly so 60ms turns into 700ms or even higher : (

> https://amzn.com/B004WPUHXO

This is hilarious. That is a wifi antenna. Source: My boss is part of the wifi team at the convention.

> but still has to be within a block of the WiFi

really? I don't think so there, jim.

as long as you can get LoS on the network, you can use a cantenna, and those will work for miles and miles(just an FYI, but at ground level, the "horizon" you see is usually about 3 miles, and if you go up just 100 feet vertical, you can get 12 miles).

If you cannot get direct LoS, you can use one of these and get a few miles range in all directions. Its not unheard of to be getting 5 miles of range with one of those at ground level, since EM waves do curve around the earth just a bit.