Or does it enjoy an antenne surrounded by it, built within?
Answers:
All depends on whether you bought it near the internal wifi radio!
Check
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/supp... and enter the background for your section. I tried and 8036 newly wont bring the right answer..
Omnibook, Pavilion, etc, or the full product number is needed.
Check the support site for the information and how to use it.
Not sure. When I flush the HP support page I don't capture a result for HP 8036. Is it a deskjet? an Inkjet? A multifunction?
I do know the Multifunction C7180 have a built contained by 802.11g wireless adapter.