July 30, 201114 yr Like the title says, I'm looking for a recommendation for a good wifi USB adapter. This is for a desktop, no PCIe ports but I do have PCI. USB is by far preferred though. Size does not matter. I want decent range; I tried a crappy stick one that my friend got for $10 and it doesn't pick up my router signal from the other side of the house, so I guess I need one with an external antenna? I have no idea where to start looking. Also my home network has a hidden SSID and WPA2 so the adapter must support that. Budget is hopefully less than $30. +-------------------------+| . . . . Pure F2P . . . .|+-------------------------+| || 73 74 73 75 70 86 65 80 || || 85 80 80 80 80 80 80 65 |+-------------------------+| Combat: 092 Total: 1235 |+-------------------------+
July 30, 201114 yr If you're unable to pick up the signal with one adapter another will not help that much, could very much be a dead spot in your house or just that your router's signal doesn't go that far. Router would have a much bigger effect than a wireless adaptor would have. From my experience wireless is always very random as to your signal so even if the best adapter in the world you might not get a decent signal still. Anyway http://www.ebuyer.com/155640-tenda-wireless-n300-usb-adapter-w322u-v2-0 Is what I use and have had absolutely no problem with it although not sure if it's available in the US or not. It might be worth checking out some things in this video: http://www.tested.com/tested-easy-tweaks-to-expand-your-wi-fi-coverage/47-55/ fairly basic but some good suggestions there on to how to improve your signal.
July 30, 201114 yr You can get PCI wifi adapters, eg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156054 (assuming you're in the us). Looking at the top rated wireless adapter on newegg, on this list, it shows this has the highest rating. RIP TET "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche
July 30, 201114 yr Is your router:1. N-300 (If so, use an N-300 adapter for best range & performance)2. N-150 (aka N-Lite) - you can use an N-150 adapter - will also work with an N-3003. Wireless-G - G or N adapters should be backward compatible4. Some "extra" to G - in which case, matching the extra would be an advantage, though many Atheros chipset based solutions support the same "extra" by different names. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166055 - USB, N-150 with external antenna. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833180075 - USB, N-300 (2x2:2) - full N300 standard, and spaced out full size antennas, looks like this would be a very strong client for an N-300 router A USB cable dock/base may be useful, to find a good positionhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812156031
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