Seriously, I went wireless for my laptop but I put the router near my desktop comp, and now the signal only sporadically and shittily reaches my laptop.

2the9s said:

Reformat your hard drive.

Imago said:

I think I threw that out with the Instructions.

Imago said:

Is wireless as fast and solid? What is this chip you speak of and MAC in a pc leaves me to assume you are not referring to the 2 different computer types...

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Most wires are now between CAT5e and CAT7 which is above 500mb per second.

Wireless is 54mb per second with some manufacturers scheming to get a bit more out of it using compression (I think). This speed difference is not noticed unless you do alot of downloading, and even then, 54mb per second is not too shabby.

The MAC address I'm speacking about is a serial number that is assigned to Network Interface cards, regardless of PC make or model. It's your hardware address. When you go to a command prompt and type in "Ip Config /all" you can get he MAC address from there.

Going wireless is so worth it. I've been wireless for 3ish years now.

It's easy and very much so "worth it".

Imago said:

Combining frames > overhead reduction.

Imago said:

Ok wait... that sounds like a huge drop from what we have now through DSL... Will my sons online gaming suffer and there fore he hate me as a parent?

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

The wi-fi routers offer rj-45 jacks so he can stay wired if he chooses.
But from my experience, online gaming is fine wireless.

But I only play RTS games.

Imago said:

What is RTS? He plays maple story....


( I suspect my provider will allow both....) I'll know tomorrow...

Oh bugger! I thought this thread was about wireless bras.

eikonoklastes said:

Yeah.....Kinda messed up there.....

I have a 108mbs Wireless Netgear router and Wireless Netgear USB card on my home desktop and it is really fast. When I run speed tests both wireless and hardwired into the modem, they're the same.

Just make sure you secure your connection, especially if you have multiple computers at your place, and they are networked to eachother.

I'm wireless in my apartment. I've got the cable modem and the wireless router in the living room and the computer in the spare bedroom. Basically, the router is plugged into the modem and has a little antenna on it that "talks" with a wireless adapter (which is a little stick like thing) that is plugged into one of my USB ports on my computer.
Most times it works great, but several times a day I lose the connection for a few seconds...it can be as simple as someone in my building turning on their microwave that interrupts the signal.
It's not ideal, but it beats having cables running all over the place.

applekisses said:

When you double click the wireless utility in your taskbar, and it lists all the available connections, are you seeing a good signal strength for your wireless router? Also, have you checked to make sure your router isn't broadcasting on the same channel as one of your neighbors? I believe you can set routers to channel 1 through 13. If you run file sharing programs, some routers get overloaded by them, and crash and reset periodically, which causes your connection to drop temporarily.

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

God I'd love to see that on 42 inches

I LOVE being wireless! Just get a wireless router from your local Frye's and plug that into your DSL - a few simple instructionsto folllow with an install Disc in your computer and you're off and running!

Wireless is like switching from dial-up to broad band. You know you will never go back.

MickG said:

I did.....

Wireless isn't as good as cable. It just is more convenient in a "Dont fall over the wires" sense.

In fact when I was at the Uni ( Where I ran a helpline for the Wireless Internet), the ONLY reason Wireless Internet was fitted was a cost issue.....Because the Buildings already existed, it was more expensive to fit cable - So wireless was the better option, purely for that fact. It is more convenient, Not better than cable, just more convenient. The speeds of your connection will not change as your ISP will still be providing you the same speed, the stability will actually be slightly lower as wireless is more susceptible to outside interference than cables. Then there are security issues.

Wireless is just a convenience, not an improvement of service.

purpledisc said:

I'm going to have to disagree and assume you are running just desktops. I can bring my laptop to bed, to the bathroom so that I can org while shitting, use wireless pda, wireless cameras, send and recieve files from computer to computer and much much more.

Yes it is understandable that maybe the argument can be made that dial-up to boradband is much stronger an upgrade then running cables to wireless, but the point remains I for one could never go back. would you?

I do believe wireless is almost equal of an upgrade. It is an improvement of service in regards to the household.

MickG said:[quote]

purpledisc said:

I'm going to have to disagree and assume you are running just desktops. I can bring my laptop to bed, to the bathroom so that I can org while shitting, use wireless pda, wireless cameras, send and recieve files from computer to computer and much much more.

Yes it is understandable that maybe the argument can be made that dial-up to boradband is much stronger an upgrade then running cables to wireless, but the point remains I for one could never go back. would you?

I do believe wireless is almost equal of an upgrade. It is an improvement of service in regards to the household.[/quote]

You actually just reinforced my point, which is, Wireless is an upgrade of convenience and not performance !!!

The only real wireless internet you are using is the laptop and PDA, all the others can be used by a desktop and have nothing to do with "going Wireless"

I use a wireless Keyboard and mouse + Joystick and even my printer was wireless (before it had an accident) they are accessories and not internet related as to which I believe was the original question.

I would never go back to wired Keyboards / mice / Printers etc but as for internet, I am afraid it didn't do it for me.

purpledisc said:

Good stuff thank you.

I have some concerns still with theft... Just in mentioning i wanted to do this my daughter laughed and said how all her friends go near an area in the house to pick from next door.....