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Networking question
Just got my wife a notebook for Christmas,and I was wondering what the easiest way would be to allow it to share my desktops DSL connection.I suppose the cheapest solution would be a router and a extra long connection cable.But I was wondering how good the wireless routers and USB wireless adapters that would work with both systems are.
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 04:59:00 GMT, "MICHAEL"
wrote: There are tons of sales going on right now. A notebook wireless card + wireless router. Theyve been selling two major types right now - the older "b" standard and newer "g" standard. Heres a b - 802.11b and a b wireless card for your notebook $30+30 total http://compusa.dailyshopper.com/inde...ircularid=2779 The stronger new standard are "g" routers and cards. Do you need "g" ? I have no idea. G obviously claims to allow faster speeds at farther distances. Youll see some horrible reviews online and some good ones on "b" routers and even some "g" ones. Frankly my "b" - Belkin works great as I posted. It takes up to 4 wired connections (besides the input for my cable or your DSL modem of course). I use one of them for my PC . I have another PC 35 feet away with a wired PC card. You would use a notebook card of course. Ive never used a notebook card so they might or might not be weaker so you might want to get a "g". Are there differences in "b" and "g" s - brandwise? I dont know. Some people bash Belkin since they are cheaper and claim they had all sorts of problems and claim netgear or Dlink, etc. is better. Im using a Belkin and it works great as I said and others Ivetalked to said their belkin works fine. Compusa's current sale is Netgear "b" stuff. They had better sales on Belkin stuff a few weeks ago which youve missed. As low as $10 for the router after rebates at Compusa several times and at CC too I think. They also had somesales on "g" routers. Sale prices really make a difference. So id get one on sale. Sale usually means rebates. My Belkin "b" uses 2.4 gig spread spectrum technology. Do all bs now use it ? I dont know. Its like cordless phones - they went from 900 mhz to 2.4 gig SS. You can try www.newegg.com they might have as cheap or cheaper prices with and w/o rebates. The thing is if you buy from Compusa its easier to return if a particular setup doesnt work for you though many stores now have fees for returning non-defective items. For me and some others - it works great and was easy as pie. For some - well you can do a search and see lots of really negative reviews . Could be they were early versions of some of the gear or they had some kind of unique interference issues. |
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I'm not an expert so someone can correct me if I'm wrong. Looking at the
transfer speeds, "b" is much faster than most high speed connections, so "g" would be advantagous for mostly home networking. I love being able to relocate my computer to wherever I choose to be in the house. Also having a router gives you better protection from incoming threats. Personally I have a Linksys "g" wireless router, and my laptop has a dell card that I bought with it. Works great, but sometimes my connection gets dropped. It is probably something to do with my placement of the router on the floor behind a bed. " wrote in message ... On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 04:59:00 GMT, "MICHAEL" wrote: There are tons of sales going on right now. A notebook wireless card + wireless router. Theyve been selling two major types right now - the older "b" standard and newer "g" standard. Heres a b - 802.11b and a b wireless card for your notebook $30+30 total http://compusa.dailyshopper.com/inde...eptid=10258&ti tle=Networking&circularid=2779 The stronger new standard are "g" routers and cards. Do you need "g" ? I have no idea. G obviously claims to allow faster speeds at farther distances. Youll see some horrible reviews online and some good ones on "b" routers and even some "g" ones. Frankly my "b" - Belkin works great as I posted. It takes up to 4 wired connections (besides the input for my cable or your DSL modem of course). I use one of them for my PC . I have another PC 35 feet away with a wired PC card. You would use a notebook card of course. Ive never used a notebook card so they might or might not be weaker so you might want to get a "g". Are there differences in "b" and "g" s - brandwise? I dont know. Some people bash Belkin since they are cheaper and claim they had all sorts of problems and claim netgear or Dlink, etc. is better. Im using a Belkin and it works great as I said and others Ivetalked to said their belkin works fine. Compusa's current sale is Netgear "b" stuff. They had better sales on Belkin stuff a few weeks ago which youve missed. As low as $10 for the router after rebates at Compusa several times and at CC too I think. They also had somesales on "g" routers. Sale prices really make a difference. So id get one on sale. Sale usually means rebates. My Belkin "b" uses 2.4 gig spread spectrum technology. Do all bs now use it ? I dont know. Its like cordless phones - they went from 900 mhz to 2.4 gig SS. You can try www.newegg.com they might have as cheap or cheaper prices with and w/o rebates. The thing is if you buy from Compusa its easier to return if a particular setup doesnt work for you though many stores now have fees for returning non-defective items. For me and some others - it works great and was easy as pie. For some - well you can do a search and see lots of really negative reviews . Could be they were early versions of some of the gear or they had some kind of unique interference issues. |
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 06:01:23 GMT, "josh"
wrote: I'm not an expert so someone can correct me if I'm wrong. Looking at the transfer speeds, "b" is much faster than most high speed connections, so "g" would be advantagous for mostly home networking. I love being able to relocate my computer to wherever I choose to be in the house. Also having a router gives you better protection from incoming threats. Personally I have a Linksys "g" wireless router, and my laptop has a dell card that I bought with it. Works great, but sometimes my connection gets dropped. It is probably something to do with my placement of the router on the floor behind a bed. Some things affect the connection drastically as I posted in another post. When I use the microwave oven - the speed and connection meter goes almost to zero. The stated maximum speeds - well most consumers seem to suggest they are a wildly optimistic. However , in review tests they get fairly robust speeds . The bashers claim to get really pathetic speeds. They have this optional antenna which has a wire so that you can put the antenna on your desk instead of have a stubby antenna stuck on the back of your PC in the case you are using the PCI card (not a notebook card) so that the antenna isnt stuck in back of your big metal case. Maybe they have something like that for routers too though you can usually move your router easily so they might not have one for a router. |
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 05:41:18 GMT, "
wrote: I use one of them for my PC . I have another PC 35 feet away with a wired PC card. I meant WIRELESS CARD ! |
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