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Reaper
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O.P. Wireless card, but no aerial....
my mate gave me his wireless network card, but he cant find the aerial. is there anything i can use as a replacement
this is not the card but the aerial is pretty much the same as it:
![[Image: WN-1011PCI_Ralink-1.jpg]](http://www.bbwh.co.uk/images/WN-1011PCI_Ralink-1.jpg) |
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| 12-15-2005 06:28 PM |
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MeEtc
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RE: Wireless card, but no aerial....
depends on the connetion on the back of the card. you might be able to get away with some basic copper wire, or maybe some coax cable, depending on the connector
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| 12-15-2005 06:32 PM |
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O.P. RE: Wireless card, but no aerial....
well, i havnt a clue what the connecter type is, but if i gave the make and model of the card would you be able to tell?
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| 12-15-2005 06:33 PM |
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RE: Wireless card, but no aerial....
a picture would be better
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This post was edited on 12-15-2005 at 06:36 PM by MeEtc.
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| 12-15-2005 06:36 PM |
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O.P. RE: Wireless card, but no aerial....
lol, i cant find any pictures of the connection. well the name of the card is Ralink RT2500 Wireless LAN Card. isnt there a generic connection for the aerial?
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| 12-15-2005 06:42 PM |
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RE: Wireless card, but no aerial....
have you tired it without? mine works fine without the ariel, it just bumps down the max distance it can be, but it depends on the make really
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| 12-15-2005 06:43 PM |
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O.P. RE: Wireless card, but no aerial....
well it cant find any networks but when i borrowed my neighbours aerial to test it it showed up with 2 networks
i took a screenshot of it. its not very good but you can make it out, hopefully
![[Image: wireless1ec.png]](http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2140/wireless1ec.png) |
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| 12-15-2005 06:50 PM |
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RE: Wireless card, but no aerial....
looks like it might a simple RCA jack, like an audio cable. I would just stick a paperclip (or something a bit longer) in the middle hole, that should work as a suitable replacement
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| 12-15-2005 07:02 PM |
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RE: Wireless card, but no aerial....
Yeah definetly looks like a RCA jack for a second opinion.
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| 12-15-2005 07:14 PM |
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O.P. RE: Wireless card, but no aerial....
thanks, but upon lookin at the port more, its not a hole, there a bit of wire there. not something stuck, but actually part of the port, so i cant put a paper clip or a piece of wire in there
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| 12-15-2005 07:38 PM |
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