pci wireless help needed

[Rod Bishop]

I have a linksis wireless router thats working fine but the signal at the remote pc in the den is only 2 bars out of 5.

My question is will a wireless pci extender antenna on the remote pci card help get a stronger signal, or is the antenna only for the router transmitter?

Thanks

 

[cohen]

where is the PC compared to that router?

 

[Rod Bishop]

The main PC with the wireless router is in the office part of my home, the remote PC is my wife's computer with a pci wireless card, and about 75 feet away thru four walls on her desk in another room.
The "View Wireless Networks" option shows the signal strength at 2 bars out of 5.

I was wondering if I replaced the 4" antenna on the pci card in her PC, with a larger antenna or got a antenna wth a cord which can sit higher on her desk to get a better signal?

 

[jmedina]

Chances are you would pick up a better signal. I currently have a 6 dbi external antenna attached to my router and I can easily walk around the whole house and still maintain 5 bars. The only place where I sometimes don't get full reception is my upstairs Living Room. But, I still get decent signal there. Check out this one:http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=5DBI-INDOOR-ANTENNA&cat=NET

Or, this one looks good too:http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=9-DBI-ANTENNA&cat=NET

I would recommend the second one more because it has 9 dbi's which is pretty good.

 

[Rod Bishop]

So I would have to install the antennas on the wireless router to boost the signal, instead of installing the antenna on the remote PC's pci card to increase the reception, right?

 

[jmedina]

I don't think it matters, but I recommend plugging it into the router so all of the wireless LAN devices will be high gained.