Re: Wireless ADSL Router

Thank you for a very helpful and comprehensive reply.

Brian


"poster" <us-mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 15 Aug 2005 19:24, "Onetel News" wrote:
>
>>1. Will the Voyager 2100 (a 802.11g ADSL router) be able to cope with a
>> 2Mb Broadband?
>
> If the spec shows G.dmt then it should handle that speed. I don't know
> that
> particular unit, nor have I searched for details of it but was looking at
> one
> from Edimax : <http://www.3dvelocity.com/reviews/edimax/ar6024a.htm>
>
>
>>2. Is it best to connect the Router to the Desktop Computer via a cable
>>or via a PCI wireless connector, ie. which is quicker and more reliable?
>
> You are guaranteed (a) a connection (!) and (b) that whatever your PC can
> send/receive will be handled easily (at up to 100 Mbps) *with a cable*
>
> You could easily (when setting up) lock yourself out using wireless, so
> for a cable is pretty much *essential* anyway...
>
>>3. Which is considered better for the laptop - a PCI adapter or a
>>connection via the USB?
>
> Doubt you will get a PCI card to fit. Using a USB allows you to move it
> for best signal, compared with the PCMCIA cards where you wold need to
> move the laptop itself to alter the signal (strength).
>
>
> [I've helped a couple of friends set up their wireless routers, one was
> a Belkin, the other from D-Link, but I only have wired links at home :-]
>
> --
>
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