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Wifi PC to Ethnernet Switch

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champion-7891

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Hi...

I currently have a dsl modem that is fed into a 5 port ethernet switch for the home network. Recently I acquired a laptop and am thinking of getting this:

http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=TL-WR740N#spec

for wifi.

A couple of questions:
1) will other laptops be able to join the homegroup through wifi
2) if a buy a PCI wifi adaptor:
http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=TL-WN350G#over
for my desktop, will I be able to access the same wifi network
3) Assuming that I could for 2), if I use the wifi card for the home network then could I use the desktop LAN port for the ethernet switch i.e. could i use the LAN port as a source for an ethernet switch?
 
1) Yes.
2) Don't do this. Wired trumps wireless any day of the week.
3) Bad idea. Possible, but a hassle to set up, hassle to operate.

If you buy the Wifi router, recommend you just replace your existing 5-port switch and call it good.
 
The TL-WR740N is a very good cheap router. I have two of them in a WDS setup and they have performed flawlessly. They have excellent firmware and are extremely stable. I found it far more stable than the DD-WRT or Gargoyle firmwares that are supported. The 4 LAN ports are only 10/100 speeds but the wireless can perform up to 150mbps. The wireless range is not the greatest but is more than adequate for the setup I needed.
As far as the wireless card you are looking at, I would go with one that works at 802.11n speeds as 54mbps may not be fast enough to stream HD content in a wifi congested environment.
 
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1. Yes you can
2. Why would you want to?
3. Ive done it in times of GREAT need, but I wouldnt recommend it for anything other than the backup for your backups backup.
 
I'd second going for the wifi router, and just having one wifi subnet.

Or if you wish to meld the two, have a wired router and switch with a wireless access point. So if you or anybody has has a wifi device, you can still have connectivity.
 
just one more question - could I connect a normal ethernet switch off the tp link wifi router? (would allow me something like 3 LAN ports off the wifi router and 4 off the normal ethernet switch)
 
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