I have a modest home (1600 sq ft single story with full basement). From the center of my house, every area under the roof is within 30 feet. The basement is very open (not many walls). I am thinking of the following:
Netgear WG511 802.11g PC card for laptop
Netgear WGR614 802.11g wireless cable router
Netgear (model TBD) USB wireless adapter for desktop
I expect this will cover my entire house (as it is a relatively compact space), and reach the desktop that will be in the basement, almost directly below the router. There are no repeaters currently available for 802.11g (am I mistaken?) or I would put one in the basement for peace of mind. I think if I am in the basement and not relatively close to right beneath the router that I wont get very good signal. I think this will be more than enough to let me be in any part of the house, be on the internet, and not feel like I am on a wireless connection. If I get to a point where I an going to be playing games that are heavily dependent on latency on this laptop, I will hook it up to its port replicator and use the hard line (when its available, the Pressario x1000 doesnt have a port replicator yet).
This is how I think I have to do it. I would RATHER put the cable modem in the basement, use a hard line to the desktop from the wireless router, and have a repeater on the first floor directly above the router and have it cover the main floor that way, but I think a) that would cause more latency, and b) they dont have 802.11g repeaters yet (again, am I wrong?).
Anyone have experience with this or similar combo? Do interior walls of a house have insulation? Should I be considering a different brand of system? I have seen that everyone recommends the Orinoco series of cards... does anyone have a link to a review of them? I have largely ruled them out because a) price and b) I want my network to be all one brand.
Thanks!
Netgear WG511 802.11g PC card for laptop
Netgear WGR614 802.11g wireless cable router
Netgear (model TBD) USB wireless adapter for desktop
I expect this will cover my entire house (as it is a relatively compact space), and reach the desktop that will be in the basement, almost directly below the router. There are no repeaters currently available for 802.11g (am I mistaken?) or I would put one in the basement for peace of mind. I think if I am in the basement and not relatively close to right beneath the router that I wont get very good signal. I think this will be more than enough to let me be in any part of the house, be on the internet, and not feel like I am on a wireless connection. If I get to a point where I an going to be playing games that are heavily dependent on latency on this laptop, I will hook it up to its port replicator and use the hard line (when its available, the Pressario x1000 doesnt have a port replicator yet).
This is how I think I have to do it. I would RATHER put the cable modem in the basement, use a hard line to the desktop from the wireless router, and have a repeater on the first floor directly above the router and have it cover the main floor that way, but I think a) that would cause more latency, and b) they dont have 802.11g repeaters yet (again, am I wrong?).
Anyone have experience with this or similar combo? Do interior walls of a house have insulation? Should I be considering a different brand of system? I have seen that everyone recommends the Orinoco series of cards... does anyone have a link to a review of them? I have largely ruled them out because a) price and b) I want my network to be all one brand.
Thanks!
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