From: wbe@UBEBLOCK.psr.com.invalid   
      
   I previously replied with suggestions that began:   
   >> If the router has more than 1 antenna [...]   
   >> The antenna on your adapter [...]   
      
   to which "Yes"  replied:   
   > There's no external antenna on the router that I can see.  It's a   
   > Gateway router   
      
   [If you feel like posting the model number, it'll be easy to see whether   
    it's supposed to have an antenna, etc.]   
      
   >                provided by AT&T as an enticement when I originally   
   > switched from DSL to their internet service (about 4 or 5 years ago).   
   > I have it sitting horizontally but it can be placed in an upright   
   > position.   
      
   [You might try that, just to see if it makes any difference.]   
      
   Look on the back of your router.  Is there a screw-on connector where an   
   antenna is supposed to be attached?  If you've lost the antenna, you can   
   buy one fairly cheap: search for "replacement wireless router antenna".   
      
   Lots of routers have removable external antennas.  Some have internal   
   antennas.  I don't know of any (intended to have any decent range) that   
   have no antenna.  The main ones with internal antennas that I see are   
   the tall, cylindrical shape routers, although there are routers like the   
   TP-Link TL-WR840N that have internal antennas and sit horizontally.   
      
      
   [In a separate article, you said your adapter was an Edimax "nano"-style   
   unit]   
      
   If there's no antenna at either end, I'd expect the distance at which   
   you can get any connection at all to be limited, and the connection   
   speed to drop off rapidly with distance.   
      
   If all else fails, there are lots of Wireless nano USB adapters, some   
   with antennas and some without, for under $10 at both Newegg.com and   
   Walmart.com, among other places.   
    -WBE   
      
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