This morning I looked at my levely PC setup and thought, “Dang! That’s a lotta wires! Gotta go wireless!” Trouble is, I dont know the first thing about wireless and all the web info talks about network wireless, not about the benefits of wireless to single PC home users. I really want to cut down on the number of wires I have got. here is a list of my external hardware that is currently not wireless (my mouse and keyboard and Loitech wireless so they are OK):
ADSL Cable Modem (3 cables)
Samsung SyncMaster710v LCD Display (1 cable)
Altec Lansing 3151 5.1 Analog Speakers (5 cables visible on my table)
I am using a table that is built into my wall, so I can’t hide the wires for the speakers, and I have a strong feeling that I can’t do anything about my speakers of LCD, but what do I need for the modem? Also, what can I do about the other wires that does not include drilling holes? Is there some kind of wire-cover that I can buy?
Also, I can’t hook my PSP up to my PC for firmware updates without wireless.
I’m not a big fan of wires either. Wireless internet, you already know. Get a router and wireless card.
For your speakers, I think the only thing possible is playing music over wireless. That you can do with iTunes and Airport Express. I think there are some other solutions but they’re not quite as easy to use.
If you desktop computer doesn’t move that much then I would suggest the running the wires along the wall edges. You can get wire clips and covers etc from any little hardware stores.
If you do lots and I mean lots of file transfers between your desktop computer and other computers, then I would recommend staying with a wired connection.
If you are only using the computer and you are connected just to the internet, then going wireliess shouldn’t really impact your performance (unless there is some major D/L speed option in TW that I am not aware of)
I would look for a wireless router with an integrated DSL modem, that should cut down on some wires. I have the cables for my speakers hiding in a cable channel a la BnQ, looks okay, at least it is a good compromise. As a previous poster mentioned, exchanging large files via wireless sucks, it is way too slow. And don’t even think of attaching an external HDD via wireless, that limits your HDD performance to whatever wireless standard you are using. So bottom line, there are not many options for wireless peripherals. I use some soft velcro wirestraps to get rid of some mess, and also my desk with build-in cable channel helps a lot.
You probably mean fast ethernet which is 100 MBit/s right? This is already nice. Might be sufficient for some applications. Some people actually have Gigabit Ethernet, which wireless probably won’t reach in the near future. Ant 10 Gb/s Ethernet is already on the doorstep. But then you get into trouble finding HDD’s that can match this speed.
You probably mean fast ethernet which is 100 MBit/s right? This is already nice. Might be sufficient for some applications. Some people actually have Gigabit Ethernet, which wireless probably won’t reach in the near future. Ant 10 Gb/s Ethernet is already on the doorstep. But then you get into trouble finding HDD’s that can match this speed.[/quote]
yea it’ll be a while before wireless gets to gigabit. Lasers will do it.
You probably mean fast ethernet which is 100 MBit/s right? This is already nice. Might be sufficient for some applications. Some people actually have Gigabit Ethernet, which wireless probably won’t reach in the near future. Ant 10 Gb/s Ethernet is already on the doorstep. But then you get into trouble finding HDD’s that can match this speed.[/quote]
yea it’ll be a while before wireless gets to gigabit. Lasers will do it.[/quote]
would be fun to try squeezing through an office trying to avoid laser beams so that your collegues won’t get mad because you interrupted their file transfer.
yea it’ll be a while before wireless gets to gigabit. Lasers will do it.[/quote]
would be fun to try squeezing through an office trying to avoid laser beams so that your collegues won’t get mad because you interrupted their file transfer. [/quote][/quote]
oops sorry didn’t mean to blind you with that excel spreadsheet.
Not really especially if it is only your desktop that is connected to the Internet. Unless you have a REALLY REALLY fast connection, it is unlikely that your Internet connection is faster than your wireless connection.
WHADDYA MEAN GIGABIT?
You mean everyone doesn’t have a PowerMac at home with built-in gigabit?!!?
I really had no use for it before, but the price of gigabit switches has really really come down so I actually consider taking advantage of Gigabit.
[quote=“chichow”]Not really especially if it is only your desktop that is connected to the Internet. Unless you have a REALLY REALLY fast connection, it is unlikely that your Internet connection is faster than your wireless connection.
WHADDYA MEAN GIGABIT?
You mean everyone doesn’t have a PowerMac at home with built-in gigabit?!!?
I really had no use for it before, but the price of gigabit switches has really really come down so I actually consider taking advantage of Gigabit.[/quote]
I currently use 2MB/512KB. Will wireless made a diference?
[quote=“Reaperjim”][quote=“chichow”]Not really especially if it is only your desktop that is connected to the Internet. Unless you have a REALLY REALLY fast connection, it is unlikely that your Internet connection is faster than your wireless connection.
WHADDYA MEAN GIGABIT?
You mean everyone doesn’t have a PowerMac at home with built-in gigabit?!!?
I really had no use for it before, but the price of gigabit switches has really really come down so I actually consider taking advantage of Gigabit.[/quote]
I currently use 2MB/512KB. Will wireless made a diference?[/quote]
Your DSL is 2 megabit up and 512 down. 802.11b is 11 megabit; 802.11g is 54. Real world is less but far more that needed for DSL.
[quote=“Reaperjim”][quote=“chichow”]Not really especially if it is only your desktop that is connected to the Internet. Unless you have a REALLY REALLY fast connection, it is unlikely that your Internet connection is faster than your wireless connection.
WHADDYA MEAN GIGABIT?
You mean everyone doesn’t have a PowerMac at home with built-in gigabit?!!?
I really had no use for it before, but the price of gigabit switches has really really come down so I actually consider taking advantage of Gigabit.[/quote]
I currently use 2MB/512KB. Will wireless made a diference?[/quote]
No, the slowest wireless standard is 10MBit/s, unless you are using Bittorrent from your neighbours house across the street, you won’t notice any difference. Only if you have a LAN at home, you will probably notice a slowdown between computer within your LAN.
