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Old 10-20-2007, 06:30 AM
dg
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Re: external WIFI antenna?

On Oct 19, 2:22 pm, "Steve Midgley" <smidg...@com.net> wrote:
> "none" <nos...@bogusaddress.com> wrote in message
>
> news:wm7Si.19444$B25.1147@news01.roc.ny...
>
> > Thanks Steve, looked at the manual and sure enough, the hole I see is
> > called a security keyhole ... which leaves a question; where does the
> > cable for the WIFI external go? IS there a port for an external antenna
> > somewhere?

>
> There isn't an external antenna normally, unless someone added it. The two
> wires from the wireless card go up into the screen. You can see the details
> further down in the PDF from IBM.
>
> SCM


"normally" sounds like a good place to start: If "none" has a lead
trailing over to the (pretty seldom used, many laptop users never-
used) Kensington cable-lock port, why not look at dremelling the lock
out and putting in a mini-coax port for an external antenna?

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Old 10-20-2007, 06:30 AM