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Old 07-25-2012, 08:43 PM   #1
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Looking for a USB wifi adapter for a friend.

I'm looking for an adapter that can pick up a wifi signal from 4 stories up and through apartments. Also low budget. I was looking at this EnGenius EUB9706 But a lot of manufactures don't list any type of affective range for most wifi adapters.

Anybody know the range of this unit or any better units in the same price range? $25 is about my budget for it right now.
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Old 07-25-2012, 08:57 PM   #2
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This one is pretty good for Windows. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833315106 It technically works in Linux, but it's not the easiest to setup.
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Old 07-25-2012, 09:40 PM   #3
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It needs to be pretty simple to get working, my friend is not at all computer literate. ( In B4 "like you are?")

That alfa is just a tad over budget. It looks really good, though. How easy is it to set up?
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It needs to be pretty simple to get working, my friend is not at all computer literate. ( In B4 "like you are?")

That alfa is just a tad over budget. It looks really good, though. How easy is it to set up?
You hook it up, it comes with a driver cd, and it works. Really simple.

It's also the same price as that newegg link...
http://www.data-alliance.net/servlet...0mW-USB/Detail

It's high power, and has super long range. You can spend a little more and get one that has N capabilities.
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Old 07-25-2012, 11:32 PM   #6
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Ah, Amazon had it for like $30. Is that dadt-alliance trustworthy?
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Old 07-25-2012, 11:38 PM   #7
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Ah, Amazon had it for like $30. Is that dadt-alliance trustworthy?
It's where I got mine from. Shipped fast too.
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Old 07-25-2012, 11:44 PM   #8
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Cool, I'm pulling the trigger. And I just realized I derped it and put this in the network software section. I'm an idiot.
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Old 07-26-2012, 08:04 AM   #9
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alfa awus036h.
+20 for this card. This thing gives amazing results.
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Old 07-26-2012, 03:34 PM   #10
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I hope it will work, with what I've read it should.

Side note: Hey kwiksilver, Could you move this to the right section? I PMed species and asked, but hasn't responded yet.

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Old 07-27-2012, 02:39 PM   #11
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Thread move complete.

I love that card its got amazing range. And it works well with backtrack if you're into network security testing.
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