Wireless networking

[Delphinus]

make sure you stay away from dlink

its shit!

Agreed, I've had alot of success with Linksys in the past though.

[Donor]

Agreed, I've had alot of success with Linksys in the past though.

Aye, my Linksys WAG54G ADSL wireless gateway is the sexiest toy ever.

No CAT5 in THIS house thanyewverrrrrymarch!

One desktop, and 2 Lappys all co-existing quite happily. Remember the basics tho, use encryption, disable SSID broadcasting, change the default admin password etc etc...

[Mr Merde]

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Also check cordless phones etc make sure they are not running on the 2.4ghz frequency.

This is a home network?

Watch out for microwaver ovens, same frequency, bluetooth devices, concrete walls. There is a shit load of things that can degrade your signal.

Play around with placement of your AP.

Definitely lock it down as tight as you can. I recently upgraded a laptop on someones wireless network as it wasnt protected.

Its fun. I've been running wireless for 6 years now and love the convienience of it all.

Mr

[Sam I Am]

there is always The AirPort Extreme Base Station features 802.11n2

AirPort Extreme delivers data transfer speeds up to five times those of previous-generation 802.11g wireless networks — while achieving up to twice the range.1 And with its support for both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless frequencies

http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/

and yes it will work with a PC thingy

[Indiana_Jones]

Well I got a Belkin Router bundled with a UBS plug thing.

getting about 12-24 MB/s connection (my router is downstairs next to the family PC). But when I try to play BF1942, I can get in, but about 1 min latter i get cut off.

Any advice on settings etc?

Also Can i have my router set-up without it being plugged into a computer?

-Indy

[limbimtimwim]

Any advice on settings etc?

Does the belkin device have logs on it? See the manual for it. It may say something helpful. On your PC, you should be able to read the logs too. Windows (Well, I assume Windows) doesn't doesn't usually log anything useful because it is total shit. But perhaps you are lucky, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427 on how to view the event logs. What you are looking for should be in the 'System' event log pile. Hopefully it will say something useful.

Also Can i have my router set-up without it being plugged into a computer?

You'd hope so. It's not USB powered, it is?

If you open up the wireless networks window, in windows, what is the signal strength reported? It'll be 'excellent' or 'good' or something like that. I can go about 20 metres from mine, through 3 walls with my wireless AP on it's lowest power setting and it still works. So upstairs should be okay, unless your house is made out of concrete. Or there are sacks of fresh dead bodies between the floors.

What happens if you download a big file, does that work well? Perhaps it's just the BF server being crap.

[Smokin]

Can two Computers be wirelessly networked without a router for 2 player games and file sharing?

[Indiana_Jones]

It's not USB powered, it is?

ok, lost me on the logs bit, no idea there lol.

But it's not USB powered, what i meant was, you don't have to have it attached to a comp with a ethernet cable? I could alter the server settings from any pc in the house?


-Indy

[Delphinus]

Can two Computers be wirelessly networked without a router for 2 player games and file sharing?

Yup. its called "adhoc" mode. I've found it to be shitty and slow but might do the trick

[The_Dover]

Can two Computers be wirelessly networked without a router for 2 player games and file sharing?

yeah, you can do an adhoc peer to peer network. I used one for internet connection sharing for a bit.

Just avoid D-Link..

It's a heap of shit.

I bought a netgear router and it's been sweet as my nuts.

[cowpoos]

I bought a netgear router and it's been sweet as my nuts.

thats why the fucking internets been on and off all the frickin time here!!!

[Indiana_Jones]

How do I make a LAN? i.e. file sharing etc?

And as above, do I have to have a computer plugged in with an ethernet cable to the router to change the settings etc?

also, looking at a PCI card, my comp sits on the ground. Would that be an issue as far as a good connection is concerned?

-Indy

[The_Dover]

thats why the fucking internets been on and off all the frickin time here!!!

That's telecom you fuckin retarded cow cocky.

[Little Miss Trouble]

Get a PCI card with a cable so the antenna can be placed in a better position.

Definately stay away from 802.11n its not a cerified standard so at the moment different brands probably won't work with eachother - earns them more money if they don't.

You can get 108mbp (SuperG) from 802.11g if both the AP and the wireless adaptors are SuperG compatible, obviously that doesn't work for the internet but does for things like file sharing.

[MOTOXXX]

How do I make a LAN? i.e. file sharing etc?

And as above, do I have to have a computer plugged in with an ethernet cable to the router to change the settings etc?

also, looking at a PCI card, my comp sits on the ground. Would that be an issue as far as a good connection is concerned?

-Indy

You should be able to configure your wireless router from any pc on the network

you do it through the web browser.

you can fileshare to each pc but have to share the drive or directory. you also need to know the name of the pc too.

sometimes windows firewall fucks you around a bit with this but do some google on how to set it up. not too hard