On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 12:02:29AM +0300, Geoff Shang wrote: > I've got an Edimax wireless router (not sure of the model number as I can't > read it),and now need some PC hardware to go with it.
If you connect to it with HTTP, it will tell you. EdiMax has the manuals available for download. > 1. I need a PCMCIA wireless adaptor or something else suitable for a > laptop. Hold on. There are two kinds of adaptors. The older PCMCIA adaptors have a 16 bit data path and use 5 volts DC. The CARDBUS ones have a 32 bit data path and use 3.3 volts. PCMCIA slots only use PCMCIA cards, CARDBUS slots use both. Make sure you find out which you have before you start. The fastest PCMCIA cards were 11mbit. > 2. I need something suitable for a desktop PC. That's difficult for a less than obvious reason. If you use a PCI card then the position of the PC maters. WiFi signals are line of sight. If the antenna on the card is "behind" the PC in relation to the router, it won't work well and in many cases not at all. For those cases, I prefer USB WiFi "dongles" with extension cables. You can place them where they get the best signal and move them around for the best orientation. > This is my first step into wireless networking, so any recommendations or > additional advice will be most welcome. It's much slower than a wire. It's fine for Internet access, casual file sharing and printing. If you want to do a daily backup of a gigabyte or more of data, you may be disappointed. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
