How does using my USB wireless adapter and Ethernet at the same time work?

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Boxhead928

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-If I am running both the Ethernet and USB wireless adapter at the same time to my router would that increase my internet speed? When I go to the networking tab on task manager on the bottom where it says adapter name I have Local Area Connection 2 and Wireless Network Connection, Wireless network connection 2 is disabled. When I am using the internet Local Area Connection 2 has a much higher network utilization but wireless network connection is having a low percentage but it is a percentage none the less. So I was just wondering if using both at the same time would increase my computers internet speed?

-Also when looking at other motherboards online I noticed some motherboards have multiple Ethernet ports, is that the same concept? Using more Ethernet ports on your router to increase internet speed on your computer?

-Another question I have is Ethernet cable speeds. About how long would an Ethernet cable need to be in order to start losing internet speed because of the cable length?, and if a longer cable was a CAT6A type Ethernet cable would the speed of the cable make up for the length for home usage internet speeds? Example: So at home I have 150 Mbps plugged into my router, using a speed test, if i have a 10,000 ft Ethernet cable would I lose internet speed? And if I did lose internet speed would a cat6A Ethernet cable make up for the loss of speed because of cable length OR is the different types of Ethernet cables just for the amount of data that can be transferred in the cable?

-Which speed test website is more accurate online?

-When I use the google speed test (that blue button right when you search for speed test) My Mbps is 5 and upload is at 10 Mbps, but when I use the speed test by Ookla I have 50 Mbps download ans 10 Upload, is the google speed test broken?

-Would a PCI E wireless adapter be better for internet speeds then a USB wireless adapter?

Thanks! =D
 
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1) Windows only uses one network connection no matter how many connection to the same router you have. I recommend to use wired.
2) Some network ports can be teamed for higher through put when multiple systems connect to a machine like a server. It will not increase your internet speed since one network card connects to the router at 1000Mbps but your max speed of the internet connection is 150Mbps which is also divided between the amount of devices connecting to the internet via the router.
3) The max length for any type of network cable is 300m or 330ft. Anything much longer then that you will loose connection. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable#Maximum_length
6) No, USB WIFI adapter is just easy to connect to a laptop or...
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1) Windows only uses one network connection no matter how many connection to the same router you have. I recommend to use wired.
2) Some network ports can be teamed for higher through put when multiple systems connect to a machine like a server. It will not increase your internet speed since one network card connects to the router at 1000Mbps but your max speed of the internet connection is 150Mbps which is also divided between the amount of devices connecting to the internet via the router.
3) The max length for any type of network cable is 300m or 330ft. Anything much longer then that you will loose connection. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable#Maximum_length
6) No, USB WIFI adapter is just easy to connect to a laptop or desktop.
 
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Any adapter with a number 2 is most likely the Toredo adapter. Eg the one that allows you to enable VPN's, hotspots and ad-hoc. They are different adapters (though one virtual- because the virtual Toredo one uses a different driver-set that doesn't interface with WLAN while utilizing special features.

Some hardware parts can bundle your lines together although I very much doubt you'll be hitting the limit of a gigabit ethernet line anytime soon.

A PCI-E solution would most likely work better and if not for speed, for reliability. It's better cooled, and you prevent yourself from knee-knocking your adapters. Remember the good old days people used to put their stickyflashdrives in the front of their PC? Yeah. That's why good cases don't put them in the middle. You break 'm

Oh and cable lengths: Without a repeater (basically an amplifier) you can go approx 300m. The reason you can't go more is because at this point noise is too prevalent that even with how ethernet works (balanced, or mostly digital) the 0's and 1's can't be 100% accurate anymore. the voltage also drops below the receiving electronics' threshold which means they no longer work. A repeater will take the 1's and 0's and re-arrange them identically like transmitted/received before and will put them on a new carrier with a new fresh voltage source. This MAY or MAY NOT cause slowdowns. If it does, butt it. Nobody cares about losing 12kbps.
 
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