PCIe wifi card and antena extender

[burnsyb0y]

G'd afternoon guys and gals, (moved as I think it was in the wrong place before)

 

A member of staff came to me with an issue that her internet is too slow on her desktop at home with a BT hub and a fibre optic plan.

After showing me a screencap of a speedtest and asking a few questions it sounds to me like the PC is too far from the hub and the antenna is behind the pc in the corner of the room. I have recommended a powerline adapter or to buy in a wifi extender but the member of staff wants something a bit easier so I have an idea that i want to run by the networking pros to make sure I am not missing anything.

 

TLDR

 

Will this: scan.co.uk/products/newlink-magnetic-base-for-sma-antenna

Fit onto this cards antena: scan.co.uk/products/asus-dual-band-wireless-n600-pci-e-adapter-2-x-r-sma-antenna

 

Or does anyone else know of compatible alternatives if these will not work, I just want to get the antenna up into open space with nothing obstructing them.

I know this will not yield much improvement over a powerline adapter or wifi booster but I cannot force said member of staff to buy them

 

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[chazzy2501]

normally easier to get a USB wifi stick and a usb extension lead (sometimes they come with a little dock and extension lead) but moving the VDSL Router upstairs can help. (normally a phone extension somewhere upstairs house.)

 

This wifi dongle gives (imho) the best signal reception ever and is fast enough for most uses. (EW-7711UAn with 3dBi Higain)

 

This is what I call the "it just works" dongle. I have 2 of these and they always work (unlike my fancier dongles)

 

EDIT: found a better seller:

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-EW-7711UAN-Wireless-nLITE-Adapter/dp/B001KOTDDU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1430144036&sr=8-2&keywords=edimax+wireless-n150+usb

Edited April 27, 2015 by chazzy2501

[difinity]

I've used these in the past with good results.

NETGEAR RANGEMAX NEXT WIRELESS PCI WN311B | eBay

 

You could also try Newlink 7dbi Reverse SMA Omni-Directional Antenna - NLWL-ANTSMAX - Scan.co.uk which will also fit on your magnetic base you linked to.

 

The powerline adapters i fitted were a 5 minute job with a couple of buttons to press to sync the units.