what is wireless ethernet?, What is typical mains voltage in the UK & USA?,?
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Since the wireless ethernet question is the only one that belongs here:\n\nWireless ethernet is simply a method of connecting to an ethernet network using radio frequency transmitters and receivers, rather than a hard-wired connection.  It is analagous to a wireless telephone vs. one that's hard-wired to a wall outlet.
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110V 60hz\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_mains_power_plugs%2C_voltages_and_frequencies
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http://compnetworking.about.com/ wireless\nhttp://www.homenethelp.com/ wired\nhttp://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread19721.html usb
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If the ethernet switch requires DC, then yes its a problem. You didnt specify.
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On a non-ideal wire, the voltage at an endpoint can’t change instantaneously, due to the capacitive and inductive effects described earlier. When a signal is impressed on a line (when a host sends a packet on the Ethernet), the voltage at the end of the wire must go from 0 to -2.5 volts. A packet rolling down the Ethernet cable is represented as a series of voltage changes, each with a corresponding change in current as defined by Ohm’s law. The endpoint of the wire appears to be a signal load, for this discussion assume that the load has an arbitrary value.
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An 11Mbps Ethernet bridge is enough.  That is quite fast :).
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Ethernet is 10MB\nFastethernet is 100MB\n\nover the past few years there's less and less 10MB\nthe basic LAN connecion these days is 100MB with a back bone running 1GB or 10GB.
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Hi,\nAs far as I understand, this is what you are trying to do. You have a wireless network at home. Your computer is connected to it. You are installing a wired network (via a DSL modem). \nSo now you will have a wired connection as well as a wireless connection. \n\nThis is perfectly fine. There is no conflict as both are using different resources. Your computer would send /receive data through both the connections.
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Here is a diagram of a modem router and computer.\n\nhttp://reviews.cnet.com/i/lab/tu/074/step2_300.gif\n\nThe ethernet port is called  a RJ45 with look like a oversized telephone port (RJ11).\nYou can pickup an ethernet cable at Walmart for less than $10.\n\nhttp://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=932041\n\nNote: If you are connecting PC to PC and not using a modem router or hub then you will need a crossover cable. They will be clearly marked.\n\nhttp://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3756907\n\nI hope this helps.
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pwr = power\nsync = Synchronised (Sync occurs whilst you connect to your ISP)\nOnline = Connected\nWLAN = Wireless Local Area Network\nLan = Local Area Network
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Linksys and Dlink are both good.  You'll want one with a 4-port or more switch included.  Wired is best if you can drill holes and run cat-5 ethernet through the house, especially for gaming.  Wireless can be difficult to run reliably.  "B" band is the same frequency range as your microwave, so your connection  can die if you use it.  If you go wireless, make sure you learn how to secure it so your neighborhood doesn't connect to it :)
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should work fine 100 %\n\nany damn place on earth\nthe power adapter (smps) unit input is rated 100 volts ac - 250 volts ac\nhence, covers both usa & uk\n\nonly problem would be pin configuration of plug / socket\n> best buy conversion socket in host country ( uk in u'r case ) at any local electrical stores / outlet\nmax. 2 us$ for the part\nbelkin makes universal convertors as do radio shack & others\nlemme scan & i'll post link soon\nhttp://www.world-import.com/WSS405.htm\n\nspecs would be 3 pin 5 amps
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there is no difference\nthe basic idea is that all are ethernet cables for ethernet cards\nsome ethernet cables are different \nbut what you looking for is a cable to get your computer conected to a router or a modem\nto be sure just check the way it looks like the entry for the ethernet card and you can figure out easily if that's what you need
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The cheapest fastest (and easiest to boot) way would be to buy a USB wireless adapter.  It would give you the capability of hooking into any wireless network, including a home router or wi-fi.\n\nFYI, a lot of hotel rooms also have ethernet ports.  Not all, and it's not wireless, but it's a high speed connection while travelling.  Make sure you know your options, if possible, before you travel.
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Wireless devices / antennas are mostly plug and play. So hardware part is easy.\n\nWindows XP will recognise it easily so drivers arent a big problem either.\n\nOnce you see "your hardware is installed and ready to use"; \n\n1. Go to Control Panel > Network Connections > and take it from there\n\n2. Second method: Start > All Programs > Accessroies > Communications > Network Setup Wizard (other options are there too)\n\nJust play around a little and you'll be good to go.\n\nFor how wireless networks work / or antenna go to www.howstuffworks.com\n\nGoogle a little about "home networking" and you'll get cool websites explaining how to setup
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Well, this really borders on electrical engineering. The conversion between a binary stream of unmodified digital data and the transmitted signal occurs through modulation to more fault tolerant and/or less error prone signals. We'll take ethernet as an example. Ethernet uses an inverted version of Manchester encoding. Manchester encoding is used for a multitude of reasons. For example, Manchester encoding is easily synchronised, and is less susceptible to losing the established synchronisation, since there are no long periods between voltage changes on the wire.\n\nManchester encoding features two voltage states per bit. It is the second voltage stage that carries the data. When the bit stream changes states, such as from binary 0 to binary 1, the second voltage stage stays identical to the first, that is, voltage is not changed for the second bit period. When the bit stream keeps the same state from bit to bit, such as a binary 1 followed by another binary 1, the second voltage stage changes to opposite of the first voltage state, signifying the change of state. An example binary string and conversion could be something like\n\nBinary\n\n   1      1      0      1      0      0       1      0\n---------------------------------------------------------------\n lo/hi  lo/hi hi/lo  lo/hi  hi/lo  hi/lo  lo/hi  hi/lo\n\nManchester\n\nThis is how the voltage is put on the wire. As you can see, when two consecutive identical states, such as a 1 followed by a 1 is transmitted, the second stage voltage state is opposite of the following first stage voltage state, while when the bit stream changes states, the second stage voltage state is identical to the following first stage voltage state, and the second stage of that bit is opposite of the first.\n\nEncoding is used in everything from wire transmissions to optical media, such as CDs, where encoding is done on a 1:2 basis. That is, one byte of binary data is encoded to a two byte number sequence to facilitate the varying quality of CD readers and the inevitable wear and tear.\n\nFor radio and cellular use, modulation occurs as well, though this is done by frequency modulation, which is done by the same concept as voltage modulation.\n\nFor more information, you can google (or Wikipedia, there should be articles about these) "Manchester encoding", "Frequency modulation" and "Eight-to-fourteen modulation".
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Check out this site, this may help you\nhttp://www.americanpool-network.co.uk/default.asp?p=san06viet