Wireless networking??? Is a wireless router and wireless pci all i NEED???

jabroni1m

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I know i've seen a write up on here about wireless networking but I didn't see it stickied. Maybe it was a different site. Just wondering if this wireless pci card http://www.upgradecenterinc.com/xt80wipcieta.html
and this wireless router http://www.linksys.com/Products/product.asp?grid=23&prid=173
would that be all I need? or is there something i'm missing?
I have cable internet.

 

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I can't comment on your brand of PCI card, but yes, you only need a wireless router and card and you're set. Cable connection will plug into the router and will be broadcast.

 

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should be good to go.

 

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All, sorry about that, when I posted that card I didn't mean that was the one I was getting, I just had that page up with a 11b so I put it for reference. Thanks everyone. I'm thinking of starting a hotspot around here in my area for our townhouses, i've already got approval from the cable company, I just have to switch to a commercial line which is $50 more a month so I might end up doing that as well. But I figure I might as well get my house done first.

 

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Would anyone recommend 802.11b or g, or is there a router/ap that will do both? any suggestions?

 

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jabroni1m said:

Would anyone recommend 802.11b or g, or is there a router/ap that will do both? any suggestions?

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Buy a G router. That way you can connect with both B and G cards.

Al

 

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Thanks, will definately only buy a g rounter if it will allow both to connect to it, this site save my ace again.

 

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get the new one that does 108mbps

 

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ive seen people have problems if they have a router with wirelessb and card that is g

 

TheFrag

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that makes sense Unreal, but he said the opposite: G Router and B card.

 

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definitely g router and g card if you are creating a hotspot for a townhouse....you'll love the extra range you get through walls, etc.

 

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I've seen a site before that went over all the options in detail and it was awesome but that was months ago and theres so much more. Its not really a hotspot but people in my townhouses which is over 500 people and over half have Charter Cable pay 50 a month. I can offer it to them for a fraction of the cost legally through Charter, they have already approved it. I'm going to ask for $5 for the first month and if they dont' like it they can stop, if they do like it then $10 a month. Thats a $40 savings. Its not going to be up for atleast 3 months but its a start. I've already got the townhouse owners approval to add antennas to 6 of the buildings to shoot the antenna from one to another. But I will look at the G's only now. And I'm going to see if I can find the 108mbs ones. Thanks everyone. Anymore thoughts?

 

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how much of an area do you want this to cover? if you need a large area, you will probably need to have your network setup with either really powerfuly access points, or multiple access points. i can barely go to the opposite side of my house and still have much of a wireless signal (it chokes down to 1.0 mbps and low signal, not to mention it drops packets like none other) just a thought...

 

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aggies92 said:

definitely g router and g card if you are creating a hotspot for a townhouse....you'll love the extra range you get through walls, etc.

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g and b have the same range. g has 5 times the data transfer bandwidth.

 

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jabroni1m

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The range to cover is multiple buildings in the end but thats a long time away, for now, just my house, so about 50 foot. But for anything farther I plan on having external signal boosters that are directional to get to other areas. For now though, my place is good.