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Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 160MHz card vs USB Wi-fi adapters (worth the upgrade?)
My laptop is an LG Gram with an Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 160MHz card. I'll need to connect it to a NETGEAR WiFi Mesh Range Extender EX8000 while I'm in Spain, which is connected to a modem/router through fiber optics.
Here is where it is located:
The first floor contains the modem router. The extender is situated on the second story, close to where the router is situated below. The second level is where I'll be working and streaming from, on the opposite corner of the building, roughly 30 feet from the Mesh Range Extender EX8000, with one door occasionally closed between us.
I was able to get (at times) the bare minimum to stream Netflix and even get ZoomWi-Fi conferencing in the past (with a Dell XPS that had an inbuilt AC Wi-Fi card, but only if I moved adjacent to the extender).
Will a good USB wireless adaptor help me improve my signal, I wonder? Or the improvement will be negligible in comparison to any that my laptop's wi-fi card might provide. The fact that some of those USB adapters have strong antennae, I suppose, may be helpful. Or would it be preferable to continue using the internal card and modify the settings as needed? Modifying the router's settings may be challenging because it is located in the home of my in-laws below, who are not computer literate and feel very weary about meddling with their equipment, but I may try if necessary (e.g. change channels and stuff)
Any recommendations?
My laptop is an LG Gram with an Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 160MHz card. I'll need to connect it to a NETGEAR WiFi Mesh Range Extender EX8000 while I'm in Spain, which is connected to a modem/router through fiber optics.
Here is where it is located:
The first floor contains the modem router. The extender is situated on the second story, close to where the router is situated below. The second level is where I'll be working and streaming from, on the opposite corner of the building, roughly 30 feet from the Mesh Range Extender EX8000, with one door occasionally closed between us.
I was able to get (at times) the bare minimum to stream Netflix and even get ZoomWi-Fi conferencing in the past (with a Dell XPS that had an inbuilt AC Wi-Fi card, but only if I moved adjacent to the extender).
Will a good USB wireless adaptor help me improve my signal, I wonder? Or the improvement will be negligible in comparison to any that my laptop's wi-fi card might provide. The fact that some of those USB adapters have strong antennae, I suppose, may be helpful. Or would it be preferable to continue using the internal card and modify the settings as needed? Modifying the router's settings may be challenging because it is located in the home of my in-laws below, who are not computer literate and feel very weary about meddling with their equipment, but I may try if necessary (e.g. change channels and stuff)
Any recommendations?