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Wireless PCI Adapters


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tiroshii

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Wondering if someone could recommend a decent adapter?

Been looking at these but not overly sure what I'm looking at spec wise. Never really got into networking

http://www.cclonline...category_id=154
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How do you connect to the internet at the moment? Do you use a router? (square/rectangle box with an aerial on top of it) Who's internet are you on?
If you don't use a router now, there's no point buying a wireless card as it'll have no use whatsoever.
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Laptop has a WiFi adapter built in.
Desktop used to connect via wired but have recently begun using it again in a new house where the router is in the living room and cannot be moved.


I know what I need and want but wanted some recommendations really. I wouldn't be asking for a wireless adapter if I didn't have a router... :D

Edited by tiroshii, 13 March 2011 - 09:49 AM.

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In the Search box on thsat page you linked us to, type in:

pci wpa2

and click go. Any of them (with an expansion bracket) should work fine.
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Thanks. So a higher MBps is better obviously, but anything else I should be looking out for?
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54Mbps (at least) and WPA2.

http://en.wikipedia....iki/IEEE_802.11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wpa2
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Great, thanks a lot
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No problem. :D
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