[Scgeeks] Re: Need recomendations for a wifi adaptor for a desk top computer.

[John Malmberg]

Robert Blair wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:58:34 UTC, "Frog Prince" <me at privacy.net> wrote:
> 
>> My grand kids just moved in to a new place.  They have cable and cable 
>> internet with wifi.  I can't run a CAT5 cable to the game room. (Attic is 
>> too small and much too hot)

Plenum rated cable should not care about the heat, that should only 
affect the installer's health.

>> I need a recommendation (and source) for a wifi adaptor to connect to the 
>> grand kids computer so I don't need a cable.  Box is XP home.
>>  
>> Distance is 50 to 100 ft (max) so a USB would work as well as a internal 
>> card or a stand alone adaptor.

I used WIFI for a while in a configuration like that.  Everytime the 
Microwave in the next room was on, my network connection suffered.

> Since it has a NIC already I would get a wireless adapter instead of 
> adding another NIC.

When I looked at the external wireless adapters, they cost significantly 
more than adding an internal wireless NIC.  So much so that I would only 
use them if no other option was available.

> Another option is a USB Wireless Network Adapter (Linksys WUSB54G) 
> which I purchased but have not used yet.

I had a Belkin one.  The "Automatic Updates" or something tended to 
disable it until I uninstalled the software and reinstalled it.  I had 
to do that ritual at least once a month.

In the end, I ran the CAT-5 cable.  Use plenum rated.

Check what your phone lines are.  In the newer construction, they are 
using CAT-5 plenum rated with 4 pairs.  The phone uses 1 pair, and 100 
Mbit uses 2 pair.

-John
wb8tyw at qsl.network
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