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Moveable wifi antenna [solved] (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

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I got a new monitor somewhat recently, and I have noticed it causing interference with my wifi card (Ax210, not sure what brand). The wifi gets really slow (like 1/10 speed, sometimes dropping connections) when the monitor is plugged in and goes back to normal when unplugged. I've tried multiple hdmi cables but it still does it. I know you can buy antennas that can be moved, but I'm not sure where to start looking for them. Does anyone have any recommendations or info?

Edit: solution was putting aluminum foil around GPU Iowa and cable

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[–] HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The monitor's on the other side of the desk. It could be the issue but it doesn't affect my phone or laptop which are closer to the monitor. I will mess around with aluminum foil because that sounds wonderfully janky.

Edit: foil around cable and GPU io fixed it. It is up to about 3/4 of speed with monitor unplugged, which is a massive improvement and perfectly usable. Thanks so much for the suggestion.