DavidLewis

11 Mbps or 54Mbps?

Would you really notice the difference?

suba

you might as well go for 54g. check out buffalo wireless stuff.

Neanderthal

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I went for 11Mbps in the end, unless you're transfering loads of large files over the air waves you won't notice any benefit going to 54Mbps, save yourself a few quid and buy another xmas prezzie for yourself

suba

for a 54g wireless, the buffalo is good value. might as well pay a bit extra and get a 54g AP which is backwards compatible with the 11Mbps client.

James Neill

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Given that most home broadband connections are 512kbps then even a 11mbps wireless router will not be a bottleneck (ie, it's some 22 times faster than your Internet connection).

In real worlds 11mbps means you'll be able to transfer about 1MB every second (ie, about 1 floppy disk worth of data). This is usually fast enough for media streaming from a server.

I have the following wireless router/modem and it's great

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=48452

However, if you can get a higher rate wireless router then do so as the price differential is closing and as they say - the faster the better.

[Edited by James Neill - 12/22/2003 1:13:59 PM]

stevencotton

It's 802.11g and 54Mb, not 54g btw

RoadrunnerV2

Actaully suba is right - 802.11g is also known as 54g while 802.11b is known as 11b

mutant_matt

I've got 802.11g and had 802.11b and it's not fast enough for some of my required uses :****:

I would also say go for 802.11b (as it's cheaper) unless you need wireless for stuff other than just surfing!

I personally always recommend the SMC Barricade range.

Matt

stevencotton

Oh, I've never heard those terms before, they are misleading

DavidLewis

Thanks for all these comments, guys.
My current router is a Linksys. Anyone got the wireless version?

mutant_matt

If you've already got a Router, why not just add a Wireless Access Point to that? Loads cheaper!

Matt

chiark

Just add an access point. I bought a cheap one from ebay that rushed me 22 quid (search for airway wireless access point on ebay)

Don't buy an integrated router, as that way when wireless technology changes (and it will only get faster and more reliable) you don't have to change the whole shebang.

CooperS

I just signed up for PIPEX, I've got a speedtouch 330 adsl modem, which is downstairs in the phone socket, my computer is upstairs, if I buy one of these wireless access points, I can use broadband upstairs in my PC? Is there anything else I need?

DavidLewis

Did think about getting a wireless access point but didn't want the extra device sitting around. I guess if its that much cheaper I could put up with it.

Again, thanks for the pointers.

James Neill

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CooperS - you'll need to junk your USB modem and get an ethernet modem to plug in to the wireless access point. Only other thing you need is a wireless NIC (ie, network card) for the PC upstairs. Only about £10-£20

This diagram below shows how it all works (this one is if from the D-link site - but it's all the same)





[Edited by James Neill - 12/23/2003 8:12:29 AM]

BL

James

I am currently using NTL modem, so do i need to plug that into a wireless router or can i just plug that into a wireless acess point and then that will talk to the wireless NIC.

James Neill

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Assuming the NTL modem is an ethernet modem that you'd normally just plug in to your NIC card - then you'd need a router and access point or a wireless router (ie, 2 device combined in one box) to be able to share the connection out

[Edited by James Neill - 12/23/2003 10:56:41 AM]

BL

Also

Is bluetooth a better method of conencting?

I have a cable modem from NTL.

Thanks

Bob

BL

James

Thanks for the advice my situation is,

NTL modem, (with ethernet adaptor) is sitting in living room with a long cable being dragged througth the house to get to my PC.

So i am trying to achieve a connection to my PC without the wiring. Basically i want the NTL to route wirelessly from the living room to the study.

What would be the best solution, costs and recommendations.

Many thanks.

bob

James Neill

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BL

To get you connected as cheaply as possible I'd go for one of these

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=48410

If you want something with better support, I'd go for one of these

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=41593

Both are wireless routers and are roughly equivalent. I've used D-Link in the past and they're well supported (ie, decent drivers and updates to fix bugs, etc).

They're both 22mbps - so it'll be plenty fast enough for your broadband connection. And if you ever get another machine (eg, laptop) it'll be quick enough for sharing/streamin files, etc

Then for the PC upstairs you'll need a wireless NIC - like this

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=41594

Or if on the cheap you can get an 11mbps card until you need something faster

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=52898