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Originally Posted by Smilie
Hi
im looking to for a wireless router
so i can connect a PC which is downstairs
and quite far from my network hub
i want to get a router so i can replace my hub (been using Windows internet connection sharing)
as i never been intrested in wireless (always think they are slow)
so i dont know much about them
is there much differance between the 54mbps and 108mbps or whatever??
as i heard they are still slower campared to 100mbps wired connections
whats those 802.11b/802.11g etc specification??
are those speeds specifications or something else??
i on NTL 10mb connection
what speed/specifications do i need if i want the wireless PC to use 10mb??
i only been using the wireless for the PC downstairs (maybe alittle NintendoDS)
and it would only be using to stream videos and browse the internet
and i also need 4 10/100 network ports (actually need 3)
can any1 help me choose 1??
would be better if its those bundles with a USB
what do people reccommend??
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right,
11b is 11mbits/s
11g is 54 mbits/s (really 22mbits/s)
11g+ is as you might guess usually double
or 108 m/bit/s
the ntl is nearly 10mbit/s after taking out
some protocol stuff and so on so loking at the No's
you could get away with even the really old 11b.
if i were you i wouldnt today get anything other than
an 11g+ unit, it doesnt really matter which one as long
as your talking your standard house size, just anything
in the next to lowest price range, id say around the 50
or 60 UKP range should do fine, make sure that you also
get a matching PCI or pcmcia/cardbus card of the same make
so as to make sure that they both talkto each other for maximum speed as its common that different makes will
drop the the slower 54mbit/s speed if they cant make that
initial connection at the better 11g+ first time.
if you really must have a USB wireless 11g+ card then
they will still work but it will effect throughput no matter
what the box/salesman says so try to avoid them were
a pci or pcmcia/cardbus (latop connection) exists.
dont forget that if you intend to totally replace the
current switch/wired router then you will also need
a wireless card for your main machine thats acting as the gateway , the one pluged directly into the ntl modem as well.
so you have the ntl modem pluged into the new wireless router , the pci wirless card installed into the main machine,
and the machine downstairs has yet another pci wireless card
or inthe case of a laptop, a pcmcia/cardbus wireless 11g+ card.
look at the new wireless router manual and you will find in there a no. like 192.168.0.1 or something possibly the 10.0.0.1 range and they will expect you to type that no. into one of your wireless machines browsers such as
http://192.168.0.1 to access the wireless routers internal mini web server so you can change the default setting and so on.
if you dont know were to start just checkout one of the catalog shops and see whats there and ask again for simplicity, just remember ignore anything thats not 11g+ or if moneys tight, consider 11g , nothing slower.
