Need advise on Wireless
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I have just got my new desktop and am planning to go wireless.
Which brand is better?
where shd i go buy it?
i saw there are some with 54mbps and some are 94...
what are the diff? -
Netgear, Linksys, 2Wire, Dlink and 3Com. They are also easy to configure.
54Mbps is the maximum speed for 802.11G. I haven't heard of 94Mbps, but 108Mbps, yes. 108Mbps is the maximum speed for yet to be verified 802.11N. Some call it Pre-N routers, some call it extraboost and by some other names.
The difference is only the speeds, other than that, nothing else.
In reality, you will never achieve those speeds, because it's still being determined by your ISP.
You will only get those speeds only if you are in a local area network (that is, transferring files from your desktop to another PC/laptop) -
oh ok..Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Netgear, Linksys, 2Wire, Dlink and 3Com. They are also easy to configure.
54Mbps is the maximum speed for 802.11G. I haven't heard of 94Mbps, but 108Mbps, yes. 108Mbps is the maximum speed for yet to be verified 802.11N. Some call it Pre-N routers, some call it extraboost and by some other names.
The difference is only the speeds, other than that, nothing else.
In reality, you will never achieve those speeds, because it's still being determined by your ISP.
You will only get those speeds only if you are in a local area network (that is, transferring files from your desktop to another PC/laptop)
must i tell the guy that i got broadband connection? does that matter?
i must be a receiver, right ? -
It doesn't matter, but they will want to know if you are a Singnet or Starhub user. Both Singnet and Starhub work differently, so they will be able to give you additional advice on setting it up yourself.
Err.. what do you mean by you must be a receiver? -
cos i dun think my desktop is wireless enabled...Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:It doesn't matter, but they will want to know if you are a Singnet or Starhub user. Both Singnet and Starhub work differently, so they will be able to give you additional advice on setting it up yourself.
Err.. what do you mean by you must be a receiver?
so must i get something to connect to the usb? to receive the signal? -
Yup. You can get a wireless card or use those USB adapter. Most of us use the USB adapter.
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i seeOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Yup. You can get a wireless card or use those USB adapter. Most of us use the USB adapter.
thanks