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Hey TH community,

Thanks for popping in, I am in need of some wireless assistance. I did a few simple searches of the forums and was surprised not much popped up, maybe I am just naive and don't under stand some thing every one knows.

Any way I have been building PCs for a while now but to be completely honest when it comes to wifi cards and routers my knowledge is very limited. I have read the stickys and other information to expand my knowledge but I still cant seem to fill in all of the gaps.

My system:
i5-2600k ivy bridge
asrock extreme 6
msi gtx 660 ti
intel 256 Gb SSD
windows 7

I usually just use a LAN connection for my system but my new apartment is a bit tricky to navigate an ethernet cable that is no shorter then 75 feet. So I am trying to look into wireless routers to bridge between one another or just simply get a pci wireless cards.

My needs involve video editing and uploading so it would be nice to have high steady speeds. My provider is Comcast and is approximately 25 mbps. The router my room mate is using for the apartment is an apple time capsule from 2009 which he picked up and fixed for 5$ so I am assuming it is probably a bottleneck for overall networking. What do you guys think is my best option for connectivity? Price isnt really an issue though I would prefer not to dish out $300+ for a networking system just because I dont think my provider speed warrants that premium in networking, though again that might just be my greenness showing again.

Cheers,
-Preolt
 
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It really comes down to what you will spend. A pair of ASUS ac router, one as the router and one in media bridge mode like THIS will give excellent results at 75 feet. Anything else will not provide excellent and steady results.

The next less expensive alternative at that distance that will do about 40MB/s top speed would be a pair of powerline 200 or 500Mbps adapters if your power circuits are not too old.

Conventional N wireless will be hit or miss, depending on your local interference and building materials.

Obviously the fastest and cheapest choice is a big ugly Ethernet cable.
 
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Thanks for the speedy response I really appreciate it. Could you maybe explain bridging a little more to me? Basically I am setting up one router to send out the wifi "signal" and the other router picks it up like a wireless card would? except you can then hook this up to multiple devices or simply use it as another wifi access point?

The router is right on the other side of the wall but I would have to run a lan cable down and around two hall ways to get to the office it is in and I dont want to drill through brick for close access (darn old buildings).

Would the Asus router you listed work if I then use a PCI card with it? or is my best option still gonna be two of those routers? Also This is that router right?

Thanks again for the help
Cheers,
Preolt
 
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A wireless bridge is simply getting a wireless signal from one point to another and then attaching wired devices to that extended signal. If it was my building, I would drill a 3/8 inch hole and pass an Ethernet cable through to the adjoining space, but then I have a pile of Makita hammer drills and concrete bits that would make it a simple task.

You can use a wireless card, but the ASUS AC bridge is the fastest alternative, a wireless card could be used but you would have to try it out to determine its connection quality. It really depends on the construction materials and wireless signal interference -- with all brick I would guess that you will not have as good of a signal. If you can get some test equipment, I would try the wireless compared to a set of powerline adapters if you don't want to drill or go with AC.
 
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Hmm I might just have to try the drilling haha. It is not as thick as I thought it was and I didnt realize the battery in my impact driver fits my regular drill (which I thought had a capoot battery).

Ill have to give you a best answer for helping me out sir, i just have one more question. Do you recommend the "dark knight" router? I havent bought a router in a while so I really dont know any more between the a series and the old n link etc.
 
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