I am forced to get my internet from a slightly far access point, and as a consequence wifi quality is poor due to packet loss. Is there any way I can use both my laptop's inner wifi card and my external USB antenna redundantly to reduce said packet loss?
My question is mostly something that came to mind. I believe it is theoretically sound, but I am not quite sure.
I believe they would show up as separate network adapters and you would need a way to bind them together. There are third-party programs like Connectfy Dispatch that will do this.
No, you can't do this, as you need circuitry between the antennas to do calculate reflections, signal bounces etc (I think you would want to look into how "MIMO" works for a more in depth understanding. Also, you will find that packet loss is caused by poor wifi quality (you had it the other way around).
It might be possible to use both devices to provide more overall bandwidth, however this is highly unlikely to reduce packet loss.
You might want to look at getting a USB extension cable, and converting your USB WIFI card into a "cantenna" of some sort, ie a more directional antenna, which will have the effect of increasing your signal to noise ratio and giving you better throughput.(for example http://www.instructables.com/id/Fast-Cheap-and-Easy-Wifi-Cantenna/) -
