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Thats what you need.

A pretty simple install, one of those spare silver strips comes out and the card fits in its place. The PC should configure it automatically or the disk that comes with it will do the trick.

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Thanks for all the help. :D

I would have been lost without this forum. I will let you know how I get on when my broadband is eventually installed.

Speculator.

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Hello kabukiman.:)

No, unfortunately my laptop has not got wireless networking pre-installed.

Cheers,
Speculator.

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Just to add to the fun - once you have the wireless working - have a read through the forum on how to secure it.

I would recommend that you use MAC locking and WEP, as these are pretty simple to configure on the linksys (took me about 5 minutes).

feel free to PM me once you have the kit, and I'll try to talk you through if needed. (although there are pleny of people on this forum who can talk you throught the same stuff)

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Good advice.

Try here for wireless security info: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/kb/78/ho...reless-network :)

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Cheers for the advice. :)

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I hope this thread is not dry yet as I have a dumb question on similar lines.
Why is so much mention made of Super G in relation to Routers etc. and nothing as far as PCI cards go (from what I can see)? Surely you need a Super G at both ends to have it work at full speed?
Oh BTW has Super G been officially accepted as a standard now?
Cheers
ArthD

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:welcome: Good to see thread reuse, not new threads.

g and super g both suffer from range problems, obstructions and interference soon knock the 54m g down to lower speeds in parts of my house, i would imagine super g 108 would be dropping speed equally quickly.
Being as you web connection is 1.5 or 3 mb at most to link to the web internally at 108 mb is a not really necessary, though good if you are doing a lot of streaming of media around your wireless network.

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Thanks. So (my son has network gaming parties and will need a PCI card for his PC) does one need to ensure that PCI cards are SuperG rated or does a 54G PCI card include SuperG now? I also notice that it is generally accepted that one should stick to a single manufacturer to reduce cpmpatibility problems/conflicts. If this is important and I buy a PC with a Belkin card already fitted should I stick to Belkin as it seems the Linksys Router is more highly regarded? Am I being paranoid as usual?

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Super G is rollocks, get 54g.

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g and superg are two separate standards, I think a super g is basically two g cards in one transmitting on non overlapping frequencies to double the throughput (like using two cable modems to get a 3mb connection to the internet). If you only use a g card it will transmit at 54mbs.

Can you connect you sons pc with a wire, it has a better guarantee of through put and no dropout than a wireless. Are these gaming parties with his mates coming round to your house or hosted on line. Hosting on line, g or super g makes little odds as you are constricted to the 1mb line from NTL.

If it is all within the property, then a 256k upstream will serve a good game, so again an 11b network would be adequate for 11 players.

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Very helpful, thanks. The gaming is done on-site with up to 15 attending so spread in a couple of rooms. We usually connect a couple of switches together and thence to the cable modem thus cluttering the house with wires! The internet connection is important for chat & browsing but not for gaming. It was in the hope of a more tidy house (she is not amused) without loss of functionality that I was exploring this solution. Can you explain the 11b option please?
Most grateful!

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Wireless is a shared resource, so an 11meg wireless network used by 11 people will give 1 mb each.

A basic 54 g wireless network will be enough. As all 15 mates will need to think about what wireless technology they are buying then this will be easier to set up and configure than ensuring everyone uses super g.

You should also make sure everyone buys g cards as b technology on the network whilst compatible can slow it down.

All this said, a game does not send that much information around a network (after all you could play on a modem), so even a b network should be adequate.

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Well that's clear enough, thanks. What do you think about the suggestion that we get all the kit (all the G cards and the Router) from the same manufacturer? Is that important for compatibility or just too "purist" and would that also apply to a Router? I notice that other posts mention a mix of manufacturers but that doesn't mean anything as there may be equal numbers with one equipment source also having problems? Logical?? Thanks again.