54mb/s wireless 802.11g enough?

[jbass]

I know it doesnt matter for surfing the net, but is 54mb/s enough for a media center PC in the living room? I will be streaming music, vids, and maybe a few other things but thats all. Big file transfers will be minimal if at all.

I just dont want to loose media streams from my server.

 

[Transition]

54g 'should' be enough. I've had such horrible luck though with un-reliable wireless connections in Windows through consumer grade wireless products that I won't be doing any high-bandwidth (i.e. movies) streams anytime soon due to erratic behavior. Good luck.

 

[jbass]

thanks.. my windows box will be wired.. i will be using a mac on the wireless..

 

[Kaido]

I got a Linksys WRT54GS router and my laptop has a 54mbps Broadcom chip in it, and it works flawlessly. I let the Broadcom app manage the connection now, because I kept getting speed drops when using WZC, which I found out does a power-save type of thing. The router is great, just make sure you invest in a good card. I found a GREAT usb wifi card for like $15 online, it's one of the best wifi cards I own, and it's G to boot! Send me a PM if you want a link, I'll dig it up.

 

[Jay]

Originally posted by: Kaido
I found a GREAT usb wifi card for like $15 online, it's one of the best wifi cards I own, and it's G to boot! Send me a PM if you want a link, I'll dig it up.

Can you pass it along to me as well?

Thanks.