DIY Long Range Directional WiFi USB Antenna Tutorial (AKA Wok Fi)

[Torlok76]

Good job!

[CaiaphasFlag]

And it's Awesome!!

[ucfkid67]

NOTE: take your dramamine before watching...otherwise good video! 

[Tim8242]

@ucfkid67 I made a follow up video (USB Coffee Cantenna), attempting to make it more interesting than this by using what we here in the biz call 'Video Editing Software;' additionally, a tripod???!!?!?! was used. I am in a new location now, and I went from picking up 3-5 Access Points to upwards of 50. I pointed it at my head once and got a bad headache. After a quick site survey I realized that "upwards of 50" turned out to be ALL OF THE WIFI. I will put up a demonstration video of it soon.

[MrBrainFear]

54 people bought a wok and went insane.

[Tim8242]

@MrBrainFear WOK AND WOLL DUDE, WOK AND WOLL

[TheNNAGEL71]

you're fuckin hot as hell.

[Tim8242]

@TheNNAGEL71 and also ironically single.

[germaniajim6]

its a strainer idiot, not a wok,but what good does it do for you? you dont have the passwords for anyones but your own, what a stupid kid, this is how they spend their time?

[Tim8242]

@germaniajim6 You are going to have to try harder than that to insult me. Try customizing your anonymous hate filled internet comments so that they convey much more malice. Synonyms will spice up your sentences and can be a great place to start (e.g., malice is synonymous with hate^). Next, pick a character attribute (physical/psychological) that you think that I may be self conscious about. Now hit your "Caps Lock" key. You are now ready to use the internet.

[germaniajim6]

@Tim8242 sorry but I'm not a nigger

[geiroffenberg]

A WOK?? Doesn't anyone know a good old american strainer anymore?? Kids nowadays!

[sipapito]

Thumbs up if you tilt your head to watch this video.

[Tim8242]

@sipapito Thumbs up if you tilt your screen to watch this video.

[Maqsoodykhan]

bloody mother fucker

[Tim8242]

@Maqsoodykhan KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

[asorita1]

I hope you bought you mom a new strainer

[Tim8242]

@asorita1 I would have, but knowing her, she would have just sold it to get money to buy new furniture online that she can neither afford nor assemble.

[DeludedManiac]

HAHAHA I love it how you called a sift/strainer a wok hahahaha I think I knew that when I was like 6 years old.. thanks for the vid anyways

[memoore68]

this is called a strainer!!!! LOL NOT jap! thought i would point this out!

[baldysoftknuckles]

its a siv



[Tutorial59]

just fu**ing put the camera down your making me dizzy by watching this!!

[breakabilly]

Dear Tim,

Please accept my apology for mocking your tutorial. What I MEANT to say was...INVEST IN A TRIPOD! While I have viewed many other more painful and unbearable videos on YT, your video still managed to rank in my top 159 most painful due to the one-handed nature of your filming technique. Remember, this is short attention span theater, so videos less than 5 minutes will generally keep the public's attention longer than a 12 minute one....as will a prepared and two-handed host!

[ORiordanism]

@breakabilly "short attention span theater" -absolutely genius!

[breakabilly]

Martha Stewart, YOU are not....next time have your shit ready so I don't have to waste 1 minute of my life watching you look for pliers or scissors....this was very painful to watch, and only ever so slightly informative enough to be of any actual use....thanks for 12+ minutes of pain...I'll take my novocaine now!

[Tim8242]

@breakabilly I WAS DOING SCIENCE. I cannot do science and cinematography simultaneously.

[dn1440dn]

i'm going to try this tomarrow

[KironStrife]

that device is called a wire strainer, or a cullender.

[FJLJOKER]

@Tim8242 how much range are we taking about here like a couple of houses and if I get a larger wok would it increase the wifi gain.

[dgardner93]

not a wok dumbass ahahaha

[michael1980123]

it's a parabolic antenna

[Tim8242]

@michael1980123 I should not have cut out the section about calculating the focal point lol

[uhclem]

douchebag



[Tim8242]

@uhclem Thank you for that profoundly stupid and irrelevant comment, the internet is now a better place because of your great contribution to it.

CAN I HAVE SOME THUMBS FOR THAT ONE?

[KironStrife]

@uhclem I bet a douchebag gets more pussy than you.

[deneb71090]

9:54 hahahahahaha

[Tim8242]

@deneb71090 lol

[lugo419]

en español¡¡¡¡¡¿¿

[Tim8242]

@lugo419 Me puede ayudar! Mi español es muy malo, pero puedo trabajar en un nuevo video y hablar español en el video si ayuda. Advertencia: mi acento es muy divertido así que por favor trate de no reír demasiado.

[ALBOmervan]

thanx ;)



[sircheasolot]

get a tripod bro...

[Tim8242]

@sircheasolot A viewer suggested that a few months back, and I have one now broski. Thanks again for the suggestion Mr. Broboto.

[TexasOils]

I recommend starting at 5:53.

[abbasids]

@tim8242 Dude you are awesome this antenna work as seen on the video. other thing i had to do was to put cheetah blood on it so it can catch signals. hahaha not funny JK.

@gabusjr you are a fucking idiot respect people and u are a bitch not tim.

@tim8242 sorry i had to fight for you, that might sound gay which i am not but these bitch ass people never understand the etiquette's. thanks dawg peace.

[chuli1121]

it's a strainer not a chinese cooking utensils

[Tim8242]

@chuli1121 Thank you. Believe it or not, several dozen others have already pointed this out to me. I should probably just remake the video and use the proper terminology when referring to objects that are primarily used for cooking. If you would like me to do this, please let me know and I will get right on it. -Happy New Year, Tim

[111olbap]

@Tim8242 Ya get your smarmy ass on it!

[kraznorth]

this video is very cool it actualy works

[gabusjr]

Bitch!

[KingOfPatiala]

"WOK OFF" you dummy !!



[badbulletvideo]

Some day just wait someday afr you might finish the fucking wheel invention

[BeefyAce007]

hey does a bigger strainer mean better signal?

[MeNewBee]

Connect the ground / shield of cable to the strainer and you may see better gain control. let me know/

[shaynesabala]

I just stuck the card through the hole and went from 8mb to 14mb. works very well, thanks.

[emb11103]

SKip to 2:37 to see it builung

[jessicanldutch]

It even works with just a cable and wifi stick. Just hang it some where on a wall or lamp on the wall near ur pc. It always is beter then just a stick in ur laptop

[W44F]

Try wrapping aluminum foil around it and see if the reception gets even better

[ildandi65]

Costruisciti un antenna per il tuo cervello

[purpbydazone]

(AKA Strainer Fy)

[23kvance]

Where did you find the netgear wireless adapter for $8???

[seanmurray90]

how would i go about hooking up a homemade device like this to a wifi router? me and my buddies are moving out and were going to need free internet for our laptops and xboxes. i want to be able to pick up a strong signal from a good distance to the router so we can all link to that. or whats my best option here?

[sirknala]

editing... editing... editing... been done before

[tt350chevelle]

OK..OK...OK... akkk... hahahah 

[Tim8242]

I made another video. It is the cantenna. The only downside is that you have to drink all of the coffee first.

[MALI1232]

smoke weed much?

[SneerfulWizard]

Is a strainer retard

[Tim8242]

@SneerfulWizard I like your style. Saying something so insulting in real life takes balls. Saying something equally as insulting, over the internet, takes BALLS OF STEEL. ROCK ON

[poofpuncher]

All you are doing is testing a wifi dongle plugged in sat on a coffee table then testing it waving it round in the air and amazingly this gives you a better range. The SIEVE does fuck all other than act as a handle, you'd be better off taping a dongle to a pencil or a screwdriver. A dish will bounce the signal to a point in front of the dish not right in the centre. The cantenna idea is your best option, I have used one and managed to hop onto a wifi connection at a hotel 2 miles away.

[na7ur3]

Classic moron tutorial video, thank anyways.

[Ibringthetruth1]

how does the signal reach the antenna through usb?

[Tim8242]

@Ibringthetruth1 The focal point of the sieve (thanks for the corrections everyone) is roughly in the same spot as the internal antenna on the circuit board of the USB adapter. You can look at the thing as a tiny, shorter range, satellite dish. I think.

[KingOfPatiala]

@Tim8242 He is asking question assuming the whole thing is a "TRANSMITTER", in my understanding.

@Ibringthetruth1: It is a "RECEIVER". Its' much like a mini DIsh Antenna. The "WOK" concentrates the available WiFi networks on to the USB WiFi adapter RECEIVER in the "WOK", which goes to computer using USB Extension cable. Instead of a LNB of Dish, its the USB adapter. Thats it. If you want to extend range of transmitter, make a CD Antenna and put on your router.

[Tim8242]

holy crap so I am working on 2 follow up videos for this, using the cantenna method. One will use a pringles can (which is very common), and the other video will use a can with a wider base. Anyway, I ate all the pringles at once. BAD IDEA. Luckily I have it on video so you can all get a good laugh at my time-lapse stupidity. When I am all done with the video.

[DaMadBlaqDrumma]

no you stupid idiot it is called a Sieve.

[Tim8242]

@DaMadBlaqDrumma Thanks for the feedback!

[DaMadBlaqDrumma]

@Tim8242 ur welcome

[Tim8242]

Did you know that you can use the same exact antenna (in the video) as an amazingly effective bluetooth antenna? I have a pair of Sony Bluetooth stereo headphones that I connect to my computer via a cheap-o USB Bluetooth adapter plugged right into the antenna in the video.This came in handy this summer when I would cut my lawn with some tunes on. Without the antenna I would lose my signal if I simply walked outside. With it, I didn't miss a beat even 150 feet out. Give it a try!

[stringman67]

@Tim8242 for about $10.00 you can get a tripod bud lol

[rntonp]

Love the capture at 8:01, with writing on the back of the "? semi-stolen ?" computer with "WAS IN 301" on it? /? come on, let's hear the truth..... come clean.

[rntonp]

I love that steadicam technology,... can hardly tell your holding it wedged between your shoulder and neck!

[rntonp]

that's no wok, straight eye guy. that is a 'CoRRander' for Powling water ourt of it. ---- gotta go... the ocean rising fast with many bubbles....... ggog ...GODZIRRA !!!

[onethatworked]

fyi its called a sift not wok

[yugufulful]

you eat the cable???

[Tim8242]

@yugufulful WHY OF COURSE! However, I would not advise ANYONE to consume ANY type of cable or wire before checking with the manufacturer first to see if the material is suitable for human consumption. I do not believe that edible USB cables have hit the market yet; when they do, they will not be cheap. If you want an antenna that is both functional and delicious, my advice to you is to wait until the materials become affordable to the average consumer. To sum things up: DO NOT EAT THE CABLE.

[bmradux]

what a peasant!

[Tim8242]

@myloginismypassword ATTENTION MYLOGINISMYPASSWORD: please stop diluting the gene pool. Your cooperation would be appreciated greatly by the grandchildren that you will hopefully never have.

-Tim

[bubbleheadft]

I don't even know which one it is, I'll leave it plugged in...

*flops it down ON A BOOK!*

[acidhore]

love the video man, rest of you haters can fuck off

[pulseforce]

@ammosmoke He sounds both high and like Napoleon Dynamite. :D

[AlChaseOfficial]

Thumbs up if you think this video could have been a lot less then 12:44?

[pr0faker]

Nice video Tim, as expected of you! :P

[BillyHayes548]

Try the Pringle can technique, with some adjustments one can aquire a 18.5 or better db. gain

[Tim8242]

@BillyHayes548 #1: you have a hilarious name #2: excellent suggestion, cramming the chips into mouth now so I can use the can

[Tim8242]

@BillyHayes548 Hey Bill, the other day I was watching mythbusters. I would never go so far as to call what they do on that show "science," but it got me thinking. What if I used my free time to apply their idea of the scientific method to this concept? It would go like this:

Make something work, but start with small-scale>>>obtain a respectable goatee>>>go large scale and make it work>>>continue pumping volts/gunpowder/anything dangerous into it until something explodes>>>SLOW MOTION

[Tim8242]

I do not care what the damn thing is called. Apparently during the research phase before this video I forgot to do any research.

[napkinbob1]

hey buddy, that's not a wok nor is it Japanese... that's a strainer.

[Tim8242]

@napkinbob1 hey man, you say tomato, I say wok. lets just agree to disagree because I like how the word wok sounds lol

[MrAntiliars]

eaaaaaaaaaau )))))))))

[lilcaam1]

Mac miller?

[xyxaxsoon]

funny....ever heard of editing and preparation...lol!

[ammosmoke]

@Tim8242

Hahaha I knew it!

[floor121]

Only problem I see is that usb is limited to 16mbps. Throw in connection strength and you are back to an unstable dial up.

[donyjaz]

Dude you sound like ur drunk and i would say u watch lot of porn. But ur cool though.

[Tim8242]

@donyjaz lol I'll make sure I am in the same state in any upcoming videos

[salvadormeza]

waste of money and time i tried it and got even less signal thann using the built in adapter on my laptop. i used liquid nails instead of silicon so that must of been an issue. but idk it might work for others gl

[Tim8242]

@salvadormeza Remember to rub cheetah blood on the finished antenna to make it faster. 

[ej5364]

its called a collander or strainer. thx for video :)

[tehLmgl]

"you just pointed it where you want *HomerBuuurp*the signal to go"

Really cool vid mate, definitely gonna try that out! thanks

[JustWatchMedia1]

wuts up with the glasses .......its not like if you're working with some dangerous tools or chemicals.

[Tim8242]

@JustWatchMedia1 I didn't want to get wifi in my eyes. Remember, always take completely unnecessary precautions when working with non-hazardous materials.

[gsgsgsgsgsgsgsgs]

Cool! And btw, it's a strainer not a wok.

[rimex17]

Hey dicamillo what wifi usb adapter do you recommend?

[yoshimaya1]

hehehehe...take that physics.

[rimex17]

@salvadormeza unsecured wifi?

[ej5364]

@salvadormeza if you find an unsecured network you can join it without a password. having an antenna increases your chances of finding an unsecured network, but doesnt guarantee you will.

[maniacusgd]

@salvadormeza Yup, free. Keys and codes are only for the owners of APs, not for people around. If you can pull the signal from another house then it's free for you. Also, the metal net that normally holds the noodle inside, when you rinse them, removes any possible key if some would get through.

[xasdrubalex]

just some tips

to have a better signal you have to check where's the usb wifi module's internal antenna and keep that spot as much as possible in the focus point of the wok, and as i can see the wok is quite rounded like a half sphere so the math will be really simple to figure this out.

[TheVirtuoso]

Question, the USB extension cable is Male to Female or Male to Male?

[Tim8242]

@TheVirtuoso Male to Female. Sorry for the confusion. The Female end is glued to the wok. lol what a hilarious word. wok.

[Tim8242]

male to female my friend