Often, users complain about the weak Wi-Fi chip of their netbooks. wakrein from eeeuser forums has found a not-so-elegant way to boost the Wi-Fi signal strength of his netbook. But hey, the result is amazing as his netbook is able to catch signals from 100 yards!
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Here is what he did
“originally modified in an external RP-SMA pigtail for external antenna output, then i bought a 12 DBI YAGI antenna, and cheaply rigged it to a digital camera tripod”
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