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Resolved Wireless card or USB?

Discussion in 'Networking (Hardware & Software)' started by amaurer2, 2009/12/28.

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    amaurer2

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    I have a Gateway desktop and I would like to add wireless to it. Should I use a PCI card or just USB wireless? Looking for suggestions.
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Are you going to be carring the machine around alot?
     
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    amaurer2

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    No. It's a desktop. I'm just not sure if there is a place for a PCI card inside the computer
     
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    Also how far is the Desktop away from the Wireless source?
    How many walls and obstructions?
     
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    Okay. My neighbor is allowing me to ride on his secured wireless connection. I'm using a laptop that I am renting from rent a center right now but I want to set up my desktop. The laptop has no problem connecting so my assumption is that the desktop (which I can see right now) won't either.
     
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    Never Mind;)
     
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    The page I linked to above has adapters that will get him connected a block away with their stock 2 dB antennas. Put a 5 or 7 dB on one of those and you can listen to the Shuttle astronauts snore.
     
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    I went to Best Buy and bought a Netgear Wireless-G USB Adapter and a USB Extension and it seems to work great. I asked them if they had The 5dbi boost antenna and they don't sell them anymore. I will go online to get one however. Thanks for the information. Oh, by the way, all of this only cost $50. Not bad.
     
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