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| 397006 | 2005-10-17 02:20:00 | Ladies and Gentlemen, At home we have a shiny new family desktop PC, an Asus laptop, usually used in a teenagers room, another desktop in yet another room and a reliable old HP printer. We currently use Woosh basic 256kbps broadband, but the source is under review. I wish to set up a wireless network, but I know nothing about the subject. Do I need to buy wireless network cards and a wireless access hub from the same manufacturer ? Most systems I see advertised as IEEE 802.11b or IEEE802.11g. What is the difference? Any other "dos or don'ts"? Thanks, Mike Mapperson |
cooper (9085) | ||
| 397007 | 2005-10-17 02:36:00 | 802.11b is slow. g isn't quite so slow. You can use any wifi g card with any wifi g access point, but some brands use their own version of wifi g when you have both access point & card from the same manufacturer to get better speeds. | Greven (91) | ||
| 397008 | 2005-10-17 02:37:00 | 802 . 11g is faster than 11b . 54mbps, compared to 11/12 mbps . Altho there is now Super-G which is faster than either of these (108 mbps) . Dlink, (I think), is one manufacturer that makes Super-G wireless devices . Wireless uses access points which extend the signal, depending on how far apart the computers are from each other . Its a good idea to buy both the wireless card and access point from the same manufacturer . Well some are fussy, some aren't . You can either get PCI wireless cards, or USB 2 wireless, which plug into a spare USB 2 port . (Only thing is some USB wireless WLANS dont have aerials but they do have them built-in), BUT some do come with a USB cable so they can be extended . So, you get a better signal . Most PCI wireless WLANS have aerials, but depending on how long the aerial is, it might find it hard to pick up the signal, (from the back of the PC case),when the wireless network is up and running (which is why I got USB instead of PCI wireless) . Wireless works exactly the same as ethernet based networks . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 397009 | 2005-10-17 03:10:00 | Watch out for some manufacturers (Belkin is one) selling "faster WiFi" as "pre" standard. They might call it "802.11n", but there isn't an agreed standard yet. Such non-standard gear will work only with its own, and might not be convertible to comply with the actual standard when it comes. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 397010 | 2005-10-17 03:14:00 | Linksys | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 397011 | 2005-10-17 03:18:00 | I see you're in Epsom Cooper . When you've decided on what to get, I can help u set it up if u like, as I'm not too far from you (Mt Eden) . This may depend on where, in Epsom you are! |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 397012 | 2005-10-17 04:51:00 | Wow, what incredibly fast response!!!! Thanks everyone. Thats all I needed to hear. It saved me traipsing from shop to shop, looking for a counter assistant who looked and sounded like they knew the answers to my questions. Speedy Gonzales, thanks for the offer. If I have any problems I'll call on you for help. J. : |
cooper (9085) | ||
| 397013 | 2005-10-17 05:02:00 | No worries there Cooper. Yer just send me a private message.....if u want help setting it up. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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