Which is faster wireless connectivity or ethernet?
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The answers you're getting are on track.  You'll nearly always get more speed with your wired network, but if you're just using it to access the internet, you probably won't notice.  Wireless also varies a lot, if you're 200 feet away from your access point, and seperated by a metal wall, you're likely to get 2mbps at best.\n\nHere's a list of reasonable speeds to expect:\nWireless G- 2 - 54mbps.  \n(You'll get 54 in close range/good conditions, if you're the only one using it.)\nWired Local area network- 10/100 mbps  \nWired Local area network with a nice budget- 10/100/1000 \n(usually used with a company's servers, ect)\nREALLY old Wired Local area network- 10mbps \n(or even lower)\n\nhome internet - usually 56kbps - 2mbps\nhome internet with a very nice connection - 1 -10 mbps\nbusiness internet - often 1.5Mbps for a small company 45Mbps for a large company
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yes. wireless can only be high-speed. cant have wireless dialup. the network administrator can limit the speed from each computer on the network, but it's still considered high speed.
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Live and Learn.  Wireless network gear is dodgy at best.   Go with LinkSys next time. \n\nGood luck and Happy Computing!
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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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Ethernet is a type of connection avalilable only for wireless network cards. This type of connection is ususally very fast! You'll be able to chat with them, share files with them and vice versa! No problem!
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Clearwire.  It's a technology created by Navini called WiMax.  It's faster than cable, and the modem is portatble.  If you have a router, 1 modem is all you'll need.
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It depends on the type of network you have.  Most are 100 megabits per second (Ethernet) and newer ones are 1000 megabits per second (G-Ethernet).\n\nThese are the two typical rate for wired network connections.\n\nFor unwired connections (802.11g), it's usually 54 megabits per second (although that's theoretical and your real world performance is probably around 20 megabits per second, but it varies depending on the card and chipset) , and for the slower 802.11b, it's 11 megabits per second (theoretical), meaning you get around 5 to 7 megabits per second in real world performance.
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you can do everything that you could do witha cabled connection and usually it is faster but sometimes it can be slower due to interference.  You can also surf the net a little faster
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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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If you have firewire, use that - it's fast.  I think if you use an ethernet cable, that should work also.  You just have to use the Windows Networking Wizard thing and it should be fine.
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This is an open ended question.  Are you saying is it better to hard wire directly into the cable modem?  Or is it better to use wireless to use the cable modem?\n\nWhere I am at, my cable modem tops out at 6Mpbs.  My hard wired Ethernet connection to it from my PC is 100Mbps.  My wireless is 54Mbps.\n\nSo it really doesn't matter since the maximum speed to the Internet is only 6Mbps.  Neither one will seem faster and I have no doubt you wouldn't see the difference either.  If you get a good signal with no interference, then go with wireless.
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get a better internet connecton
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Yea if you can connect to an ethernet connection at your school or work, it will get you on the internet fast and free, but you have to have an ethernet network to connect to to make it useful.
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Not bad, but Linksys and Dlink are generally better for routers.  Most routers have the same features these days so there is not a huge difference in practice.  Where I have found the most issues is on the wireless client side, as some interfaces, like US wifi clients, just will not work properly on some PCs.
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802.11b is running at 2.4 ghz and transmits speed is set to 11 mbps max. while 802.11g is running at 2.4 ghz and transmit speed is set to 54 mbps max.
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As far as i know IEEE 802.11 describes the standards for wireless Local Area networks.. 802.11b is used for Wi-Fi connectivity...\n\n802.11a – higher bandwidth\n802.11g – higher bandwidth, backward compatible with 802.11b.\n\n802.11n is prescribed and can support bigger bandwidth.. soon gonna be implemented...
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Usb2 is ~480mbps, ethernet speed varies, from 10mbps to 10000mbps but most newer pcs have 1000mbps ethernet