hi all,
for aesthetic (i know, i know) reasons i'd like to be able to stream media from my network file server to my htpc. none of my files are high-bandwidth (i've read full-quality dvd is only around 12mb/s, and i won't even be doing that high).
i've tried using my sbc/att dsl modem with 54mb wireless built in to stream media, but the result is a little choppy and slow-- not unwatchable, but definitely distracting-- even though the connection gets 4/5 bars. local files on my htpc don't have any problems, so i know it's the network and not the cpu.
my questions:
1) if i buy an independent 108mb router, is it likely to work better? i'm looking at the D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless Gaming Router, which has received rave reviews on Newegg.
2) can i connect my sbc dsl modem/router to the new wireless router via ethernet cable, and use the new router as my primary router for home network and internet? (ie, not connect directly to the sbc dsl modem, just kind of use it as a pass-through) i will connect my file server to the new wireless router also.
3) i don't really know how 108mb works-- i have a 54mb network now and it seems to work great, except for the streaming issue. if i buy a 108mb pci card will i automatically get 108mb? what pci card word you recommend?
thanks very much!
for aesthetic (i know, i know) reasons i'd like to be able to stream media from my network file server to my htpc. none of my files are high-bandwidth (i've read full-quality dvd is only around 12mb/s, and i won't even be doing that high).
i've tried using my sbc/att dsl modem with 54mb wireless built in to stream media, but the result is a little choppy and slow-- not unwatchable, but definitely distracting-- even though the connection gets 4/5 bars. local files on my htpc don't have any problems, so i know it's the network and not the cpu.
my questions:
1) if i buy an independent 108mb router, is it likely to work better? i'm looking at the D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless Gaming Router, which has received rave reviews on Newegg.
2) can i connect my sbc dsl modem/router to the new wireless router via ethernet cable, and use the new router as my primary router for home network and internet? (ie, not connect directly to the sbc dsl modem, just kind of use it as a pass-through) i will connect my file server to the new wireless router also.
3) i don't really know how 108mb works-- i have a 54mb network now and it seems to work great, except for the streaming issue. if i buy a 108mb pci card will i automatically get 108mb? what pci card word you recommend?
thanks very much!