wireless

antipacker · 29 Dec 2009 at 23:03

is ethernet faster than wireless ?

do you lose any speed or disconnects ?

tolien · 29 Dec 2009 at 23:52

Wireless uses Ethernet too. If you mean a cable, it depends on what type of wireless you're comparing it to and how fast the cabled connection is.
Loss of speed or disconnections would depend on the quality of the cable and the what's at each end.

antipacker · 29 Dec 2009 at 23:54

i want to try the wireless so i can get rid of the long wire.

tolien · 29 Dec 2009 at 23:55

So try it? If you're going to be as vague as possible about what you mean it's going to be impossible to say what will change.

iraiguana · 30 Dec 2009 at 15:56

If you are using 100Mbit then I doubt you will beat it even with wireless N for most uses.

Wireless N set-ups will give you the best distance + speed that you will get over wireless so just get router/AP + network card and away you go.

antipacker · 30 Dec 2009 at 16:02

what about a wireless network usb stick are tthese good

mrk · 30 Dec 2009 at 16:18

Depends on what stick you get. Internal cards are better due to having better aerials and less heat being trapped inside an enclosure as they get warm.

Some USB sticks such as some from linksys have high gain aerials so can handle distances well but for the cost you'd be better off with an internal card.

K.C. Leblanc · 30 Dec 2009 at 19:34

antipacker said:
what about a wireless network usb stick are tthese good

It depends what you're going to be using it for. As a component of a packed lunch for instance they're pretty bloody awful.

antipacker · 30 Dec 2009 at 19:41

mrk said:
Depends on what stick you get. Internal cards are better due to having better aerials and less heat being trapped inside an enclosure as they get warm.

Some USB sticks such as some from linksys have high gain aerials so can handle distances well but for the cost you'd be better off with an internal card.

will look for an internal