Help me wire (less) my apartment . [cable modem] [gf]
Q: Heres the deal. I had to connect two computers in different rooms, an Xbox in another room, and let my GF at her laptop to connect to the network when they come over (she does not have a wireless card) into a single cable modem. What is all the hardware I needed for a wireless network like this?
Best Answer: Your only real options are to try channels 1 and 11, as 6 is the default for most routers from the factory.
You could try to do some site survey, to see what others are using if you wish.
No point trying other channels, as they all overlap. The "channel" you select is the "center" channel, there are 5 actual channels used at any given setting…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLA…
Re:There won't be. Again with the disclaimer that your wireless connection is tight. If you have a weak association then there will be retries, and that could add some times to your pings. Electromagnetic Radiation (Microwaves, Radio Waves, X-Ray etc) travels at the speed of light. Visible light is an Electromagnetic Wave. Okay, okay, that is in a vacuum. So say for instance atmospheric conditions slowed RF down by a factor of 1/2 (not). That is still over 90,000 feet per second (1000 ms). Do the math. If your wireless device to device connection is strong, latency is a complete non-factor. The only way lag would occur on a wireless link is retries from a poor wireless connection or hardware after and before the wireless link, ie… poor wired hardware efficiency.
Re:Thanks for the replies….
One thing I don't get…. If my connection is a 128K and wireless can do several Mbits, why would there be lag on the xbox?
Would'nt the actual connection be a function of the lag rather than the wireless technology?
Re:As long as your wireless association is solid, lag is a non-issue with 2.4 RF. May add 2-5 ms to your pings. That's at the very most. Anything higher is a shitty connection or shitty equipment.
Re:*shudders* whatever you do, don't put that XBox on wireless if you plan on using it for online gaming – or other purposes involving XBoxen and LANs, which I won't go into – because you'll get horrible, nasty lag. Lag is bad. You will be 0wn3d.
Most wireless routers should have at least one or two standard 10MBit RJ45s in the back … just get a long cable and jack the XBox in that way. By a similar route, it's probably cheaper to just wire the place. Why the big hankering for wireless anyhow? Only reason I could see would be for roaming access with the laptop, but that's more of a frill than a neccessity. But I digress.
Don't wireless the XBox – and if you wireless anything, security is a major concern.
- M4H
Re:Along with what Jack suggests, you may want to get a Linksys WET11 (or equivalent) for your Xbox. At least, you will if the Xbox is too far away to hook up directly to your router. Also, does GF have an ethernet NIC on her laptop? If not, you may need to get her one, or better yet she can buy a wireless card.
Re:You can strt here:
AnandTech – FAQ. What do I need for wireless Networking? (http://www.{$MySite}/guides/viewfaq.html?i=122)
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