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<blockquote data-quote="vgeek" data-source="post: 2697497" data-attributes="member: 563929">If you&#039;re trying to mooch internet off of the neighbors but are getting a weak signal, the first thing you can do is upgrade your wireless card to a higher powered one, then get a better antenna. I tried a cantenna, and it didn&#039;t work that well, didn&#039;t get kept for long. If you have a laptop with a PCMCIA slot, you can get a decent card like a Proxim 8470-WD for around $40, and a halfway decent antenna for half that, then you may be able to pick up the entire street&#039;s internet.As for security, WEP isn&#039;t that great, the key can be cracked in under an hour in most times. WPA has some minor flaws, but it is far better than WEP. MAC filtering helps, but if someone is determined enough, they&#039;ll figure a way into your wireless network.Check out<a href="http://wlanparts.com/c=1XIV9x0J91Z2GvgPLrTVLDxoB/category/client_systems/" target="_blank">http://wlanparts.com/c=1XIV9x0J91Z2GvgPLrTVLDxoB/category/client_systems/</a>for some of the parts</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vgeek, post: 2697497, member: 563929"] If you're trying to mooch internet off of the neighbors but are getting a weak signal, the first thing you can do is upgrade your wireless card to a higher powered one, then get a better antenna. I tried a cantenna, and it didn't work that well, didn't get kept for long. If you have a laptop with a PCMCIA slot, you can get a decent card like a Proxim 8470-WD for around $40, and a halfway decent antenna for half that, then you may be able to pick up the entire street's internet. As for security, WEP isn't that great, the key can be cracked in under an hour in most times. WPA has some minor flaws, but it is far better than WEP. MAC filtering helps, but if someone is determined enough, they'll figure a way into your wireless network. Check out [URL="http://wlanparts.com/c=1XIV9x0J91Z2GvgPLrTVLDxoB/category/client_systems/"]http://wlanparts.com/c=1XIV9x0J91Z2GvgPLrTVLDxoB/category/client_systems/[/URL] for some of the parts [/QUOTE]

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