RE: WiFi Range Extenders/Antennas
This post will probably prove beyond any doubt my near total ignorance on
this subject, but here goes.
Of all the links posted in this thread I've only seen one that might (at a
high cost) be usable with the newer laptops, all the rest pose problems.
Laptops sold in the last couple of years have built in WiFi antennas,
connected to the hardware/software that comes with/in the laptop.  BUT no
external connection for an antenna.  For my previous laptop I used a PCM/CIA
card with an external connection for an antenna.  That worked fine, even
borrowed and hooked up a home made 'Pringle can' antenna to play around with
(and yes, it worked, could pull in several open nets in the neighborhood
that didn't show up otherwise).
So what many of us are looking for is something that will probably plug in
to a USB port and the software to use that signal instead of the signal
coming from the built in antenna.
BTW, if I'm missing something in the links I've seen so far, I apologize.  I
think I only saw one item that used the USB port but the price was way high.
So if anyone has a link to a product for use with current model laptops,
that will extend the range for WiFi, I'd appreciate it.  What searching I've
done has produced no usable solutions that don't cost an arm and a leg.