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[Oubadah]

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[stevech]

I recommend using a USB WiFi adapter - because the antennas for these PCIe/PCI cards wind up buried behind furniture, etc., in an RF-disadvantaged situation.

 

[claykin]

Look for a desktop adapter using the intel 6205 or 6300.

http://www.hwtools.net/Adapter/MP2H_6205.html

BTW, nice job Gigabyte!

 

[thiggins]

PCI wireless cards are a dying breed. Bad place to put a wireless antenna.

Better approach is a USB wireless adapter or a wireless Ethernet bridge. The first connects via USB cable and the second via Ethernet. They give you a lot more options for adapter placement to get a better signal.

 

[claykin]

Maybe its just me and my past experiences but I still prefer to use a PCI/PCIe card with an Intel adapter than a USB solution. With most USB solutions you are forced to use the vendors drivers and some/most don't do a good job of keeping up to date.

I would say to use the above listed PCIe card with the 6205/6300 adapter and if you need to remote mount the antennas get yourself 2 or 3 1M extension cables with RP-SMA plugs (male/female). This way you can use the Intel reference drivers while locating your antennas above the desktop case.

Tim's recommendation to use a Bridge is also good, but I've yet to see a bridge with Intel radios. If you can find Atheros that is my second choice, but again you are stuck with vendor firmware which is often sketchy.

 

[thiggins]

I wouldn't focus on Intel radios unless you need three-stream operation. Even then, initial results are unimpressive.
Three Stream N Performance: A First Look
Three Stream N Performance: Two More

 

[Mewp]

PCI wireless cards are a dying breed. Bad place to put a wireless antenna.

Better approach is a USB wireless adapter or a wireless Ethernet bridge. The first connects via USB cable and the second via Ethernet. They give you a lot more options for adapter placement to get a better signal.

Speaking of Ethernet Bridges. Are there any that do simultaneous 5/2.4Ghz?

 

[thiggins]

Speaking of Ethernet Bridges. Are there any that do simultaneous 5/2.4Ghz?

No. That would require both two radios and a link bonding / aggregation method that doesn't exist.

 

[Mewp]

No. That would require both two radios and a link bonding / aggregation method that doesn't exist.

Oh ok. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[thiggins]

You will find Intel wireless chipsets only in their own PCIe card adapters, not in USB adapters or wireless bridges.