Going wireless - basic questions

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Go with 11g. It is newer, backwards compatible with 11b, faster, and should
cost much more if any. The most inexpensive way to go is to get a wireless
router. The other option is to buy a router and access point. This will
cost you more than double the wireless router, but adds some flexibility. I
always choose to separate components, but if you are looking for something
simple, the wireless router is the way to go. You also need to get a
wireless adapter for your PC. Since you are using a notebook, you can
either USB or PCMCIA.

Signal strength depends upon many things. You should be able to go through
several walls and maybe a couple of floors. For instance, I had an access
point in the basement which worked on the second floor. I since added a
second access point on the second floor so that I have very good coverage
throughout the entire house. For my laptop, I use my wireless connection
most of the time. The only time I use a wired connection is if I am backing
up or restoring files to my local server. In that case, the wired
connection is much faster.

Jeff


"Miffy" <nospam.@no.spam> wrote in message news:cj8qk2$c2h$1@news.onet.pl...
> Hallo
>
> I have few very basic questions
> I've got a notebook which connects to the internet through a cable modem
> which I've got from my cable TV company. I want to make the connecion
> wireless. What I have found out so far is that I need to get a network
> adapter and a wireless router.
> And now the questions:
> 1. Are the two devices all that I need to get?
> 2. Which standars shall I choose? 802.11g or 802.11b? And why this one?
> 3. How good is the strength of the signal? What if there is a wall on the
> way?
> 4. Does the quality of the connection differ from the basic wire
> connection?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?)

Thanks for response
By the network adapter of course I meant the wireless adapter, just had the
wrong name in my head at the moment
Now I only wonder about the flexibility which I would get with an access
point and router and wouldn't get with a wireless router. I am not sure if I
need it and because the money difference is pretty big, I have doubts.
So what are the adventages of having AP and router?

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?)

Generally speaking, the advantage of g is a faster transfer of data between
networked computers. I doubt that it would make any difference on Internet
downloads.
So, if you only plan on 1 computer, b is fine. But the cost of g is so
little more, it would prepare you for the 2nd computer on the LAN.


"Jerry Benge" <jbengeii@notcast.net> wrote in message
news:CaU5d.125536$D%.120257@attbi_s51...
>> 3. How good is the strength of the signal? What if there is a wall on the
>> way?
> I've found out the hard way that if you have a refrigerator in the way of
> your path you will get a low signal strength I had to move my router
> out of the way. So far I found that was the only interference with my
> 802.11b wireless connection I don't know about 802.11g. I haven't noticed
> interference with microwave ovens, but 802.11b has a 100 ft. radius. You
> might be able to get by cheaper with 802.11b since it's been around
> awhile, and actually it's all the bps you need since cable is only 2-5
> mbps and 802.11b is 11 mbps.
>
>
>
>
> "Miffy" <nospam.@no.spam> wrote in message
> news:cj8qk2$c2h$1@news.onet.pl...
>> Hallo
>>
>> I have few very basic questions
>> I've got a notebook which connects to the internet through a cable modem
>> which I've got from my cable TV company. I want to make the connecion
>> wireless. What I have found out so far is that I need to get a network
>> adapter and a wireless router.
>> And now the questions:
>> 1. Are the two devices all that I need to get?
>> 2. Which standars shall I choose? 802.11g or 802.11b? And why this one?
>> 3. How good is the strength of the signal? What if there is a wall on the
>> way?
>> 4. Does the quality of the connection differ from the basic wire
>> connection?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>
>