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| Thread ID: 73033 | 2006-10-05 00:13:00 | PCI Wireless card - purchasing advice | echothreezero (6612) | Press F1 |
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| 489258 | 2006-10-05 00:13:00 | Hi, We have decided to make the leap to broadband at home. We have just purchased a linksys all-in-one broadband modem, router, wireless access point. I do not have the model number handy, but being linksys and brand new, I'm sure it has all the required bells and whistles. My question is, which PCI card should I buy for my desktop PC to access the wireless network. I have no idea what features I need, or which brands to avoid. Any recommendations would be appreciated. I'm a confident ishopper, so feel free to post up estore links if relevant. Cheers |
echothreezero (6612) | ||
| 489259 | 2006-10-05 04:34:00 | Get anything thats got encryption better than WEP (WPA/WPA2/WPA PSK). Hopefully the router supports WPA/WPA2/WPA PSK. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 489260 | 2006-10-05 05:39:00 | If your wireless router is Linksys I would buy a Linksys PCI card just for best compatability. It's not a requirement, as they are all based on the 802.11b/g standard, but I have had some problems in the past mixing different brands on the same wireless network. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 489261 | 2006-10-05 07:13:00 | Hi, What version of Windows are u running? I couldnt get a DSE 802.11g WLAN (PCI) card working in two Win98se pcs this week. Not sure but I think they were just too old for it even tho the specs said the card was compatable with 98se. |
~Mandy~ (11233) | ||
| 489262 | 2006-10-05 19:39:00 | I'm running Windows XP Pro SP1. Will upgrade to SP2 once this broadband is up and running! The ADSL/wireles gateway has a built-in firewall and supports WPA encryption (not sure which version). If the recommendation is to buy a linksys card, can anyone advise me of good place to buy one form? |
echothreezero (6612) | ||
| 489263 | 2006-10-06 02:52:00 | Thankyou for your help. I ended up buying a linksys card. RRp at DSE was $124. I managed to get it for $85 and 3yr warranty from a friend in the IT sector which included a nice cut for him. Cheers |
echothreezero (6612) | ||
| 489264 | 2006-10-06 03:28:00 | Just make sure if and when u update to SP2, u scan for Spyware/malware. Or else you'll have probs. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 489265 | 2006-10-06 03:31:00 | before or after I update? why is that? should I just forget about updating to SP2? Sorry - I used to be very au-fait with all this - in fact I used to be an old member on these boards with a long history of helping people - in fact I wrote some of the FAQ's, but I've been out of IT (and off these boards) for 4-5 years and so far behind it's scary. |
echothreezero (6612) | ||
| 489266 | 2006-10-06 03:34:00 | Before u update to SP2. SP2 can make XP reboot continuously, if it picks up any nasties AFTER SP2 has been installed. No SP2 is fine, it just doesn't like a system thats full of spyware. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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