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sacoops   06-19-2006 at 11:04:51 PM

Hi. I need to connect a pc to my wireless network and wish to use a usb adapter to connect it. However the pc only has usb 1.1. Is this enough for just sharing an internet connection of 1MB?
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Sacoops

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blue68f100   06-20-2006 at 02:39:22 AM
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Explain your self.
You said USB Hub adapter.
Is this a wireless card ?? or just a Hub used to connect devices.

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sacoops   06-21-2006 at 12:20:38 AM
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I have a wireless network. I wish to connect a new pc to this network. I wish to do this with a wireless usb network adapter. I have only usb 1.1 ports and only want to share a 1MB internet connection. I am asking if this is possible

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blue68f100   06-21-2006 at 01:00:16 AM
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With the pc only having 1.1 means it's proably 4+ years old. With that said it will work. If at all possiable have it on it's own USB controller, most are in pairs. But if it's a 11b, it will negate any WPA security setup on your router.

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MikeyP410   06-21-2006 at 03:06:22 AM
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There should not be any problems. Although is it fairly newer? (the usb adapter).... I had a early version of one that was absolutly terrible.

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FredWeston   08-03-2006 at 04:54:51 AM
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Let me reach way back to revive this old post... since nobody really answered the question I think the OP was asking, yes 1.1 is fast enough for a 1mbps Internet connection. USB 1.1 is 12mbps if memory serves, so there shouldn't be any issues there. I never heard of USB ports sharing the "bus" bandwidth, I thought the 12mbps was for each port, so if you had a pair of 2, then 24mbps between them?

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Iceblue   09-09-2006 at 07:17:30 PM
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But if it's a 11b, it will negate any WPA security setup on your router.

I don't think that is necessarily true. If the router and the adaptor support WPA security/54G, stepping them down to 11b only will not negate the encryption. It will just run slower connected to a USB 1.1 port.

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blue68f100   09-09-2006 at 09:42:59 PM
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WPA is not supported in the 11b std.

Since WEP normally gave a ~10% hit in speed. An dsome cound not run it all.

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Iceblue   09-10-2006 at 02:10:04 AM
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I understand it is not supported in the standard. However, I have seen routers and adaptors that are 11g with WPA, that if set up with WPA encryption will maintain that when set up to to run 11b only.

Is that legal according to the standard? Maybe not, but they do it anyway.

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FredWeston   09-10-2006 at 02:18:37 AM
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The original statement was regarding an 11b adapter. Since WPA did not exist at the time of the 11b spec, 11b adapters don't support it.

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