Originally Posted by
Grifter
i am thinking if you had a wireless antenna builtin in the first place you wouldnt need the card
the card should act as the "antenna" im going with pebkac
sorry that's wrong. The card acts as the wireless adapter but is a very poor antenna by itself. That is why they have an antenna hookup that attaches to it. It's really just a wire (looks a lot like a FM radio wire) that greatly improves signal strength. External options have the antenna built in.