going wireless?

unwashed potato! · 14 Sep 2006 at 23:25

just wondering before i go wireless is it worth it?

The reason for me wanting to change is because when my step dad put the wired connection in he only made it so it reachs about 30cm from the wall, and when iwant to move my desk i can't which i kijnd of need to pretty soon.

I have looked at OcUK and found some pretty cheap hardware to go wireless but then i want to know what changes in speed i will be experiencing. I can't know forsure the speed of my interent atm as my mum is down stairs and i cna't be botherd but i know i can get speeds up to 300kb/s on emule

benjo plz. · 14 Sep 2006 at 23:28

Cheaps probably not a good idea if you want a decent connection.

unwashed potato! · 14 Sep 2006 at 23:33

Phnom_Penh said:
Cheaps probably not a good idea if you want a decent connection.

how expensive should i be looking at then?

was looking at this

Linksys WAP54G-UK 54Mbps Wireless-G Access Point (NW-001-LS)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Access_Points.html

Hokushin · 15 Sep 2006 at 12:48

I was just wondering, if the connection is only 30cm from the wall, why don't u just extend it?

unwashed potato! · 15 Sep 2006 at 20:59

Hokushin said:
I was just wondering, if the connection is only 30cm from the wall, why don't u just extend it?

how would that be done? my step dad says he needs to put in a box and then another able would just plug into that and then the pc, kinda like and extension cable, except the middle part connecting both cables is on the wall. does that make sense?

any other simplier way of doing it?

benjo plz. · 15 Sep 2006 at 21:01

No, what he's saying is right, but it can probably be done pretty cheaply, you can probably get a switch for less than £5, or you just get a straight through connector, a much better choice than wireless in this situation tbh.

unwashed potato! · 15 Sep 2006 at 21:07

Phnom_Penh said:
No, what he's saying is right, but it can probably be done pretty cheaply, you can probably get a switch for less than £5, or you just get a straight through connector, a much better choice than wireless in this situation tbh.

sorry can you explain what the swith is and a straight through connector is? Im only 18 and have no clue what they are, look like, how they work?

I'd much rather stay wired so if youcan show me how i defiently will

thanks by the way