from your notebook's wireless card, Aerialix' Mini Dipole antenna could be the solution you're looking for. But you'll need the right card in order to use it, so check out our review and see if you've got what it needs!. Aerialix Mini Dipole Antenna Summary...

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signal radiates from your access point or wireless router's antenna(s). Figure 1: Simple dipole antenna radiation pattern (click on image for a larger view) From Antennas Enhance WLAN Security by Trevor Marshall Used by permission Figure 1 shows the radiation...

laid out for viewing (click on the image for a full-sized view) Figure 1 shows that each of the radios gets only one of the two external dipole antennas, and that there is no antenna attached to the second connector on each of the radio boards. This means...

printed circuit dipole antennas found in most wireless CardBus cards. NETGEAR's explanation was that given the small space available, the optimum number of antennas is two. ...

are screw-head slots on the bottom so that you could wall or ceiling mount the unit, too. The supplied single dipole antenna is jointed so that it can swivel 360 degrees and lock in 45 and 90 degree positions, so you should be able to orient the antenna...

that each of the radios is hard-wired to two external dipole antennas so that they can support antenna diversity. Figure 1: FWAG114 internal view The unusual flat shape of the non-upgradeable antennas is explained by the detail photo in Figure 2 of the printed...

1). Figure 1: The radio (click on the image for a full-sized view) The radio is connected to two hard-wired external dipole antennas, but since the antennas connect to the board via miniature connectors, die-hard hackers could always rig up higher-gain substitutes....

Ethernet connector is wired for Power Over Ethernet operation, although Belkin is not specing or supporting the feature. I was disappointed, however, to find that the dual dipole antennas are not removable, so upgrading to higher gain antennas will be possible...

in Figure 17 isn't as consistent as you might like, the average throughput is better than many 11g products I've tested that have dual external dipole antennas! But perception counts for a lot in the consumer product business, and I think Buffalo continues...