External antenna for laptop wi-fi

My Dell 1505 laptop has a built-in wi-fi set up. The building that I live in
has a building wide wi-fi system. When I use the laptop in a certain room of
my apartment the wi-fi connection is often marginal and the connection often
lost.

My question is - is it possible to connect an external antenna to the 1505
(with a built in wi-fi) in order to to insure a better and more reliable
connection to the central system in the building.

If so, how is the external antenna attached to the laptop ?
--
Gene B

You can't attach an external antenna to the built-in
wi-fi without some serious surgery, but you can
buy a wi-fi card with an external antenna connector
and go that route.


"Gene" <Gene.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My Dell 1505 laptop has a built-in wi-fi set up. The building that I live in
> has a building wide wi-fi system. When I use the laptop in a certain room of
> my apartment the wi-fi connection is often marginal and the connection often
> lost.
>
> My question is - is it possible to connect an external antenna to the 1505
> (with a built in wi-fi) in order to to insure a better and more reliable
> connection to the central system in the building.
>
> If so, how is the external antenna attached to the laptop ?
> --
> Gene B