Wireless reliable?

[Sniper82]

When downloading big files how reliable is wireless? Seems like you could get files corrupted sometimes? I am a newb to wireless. Getting a complex(I thinks the name of it) router and am thinking about going wireless completely. Anything I should know?

Figured I would start off with 802.11b since its cheaper and I don't transfer files from PC to PC I just share the internet with a couple other PC's.

 

[MDE]

It's fine as long as your equipment doesn't suck. I've downloaded Linux ISOs without a problem over my wireless connection.

 

[Sniper82]

What if the PCI wireless NIC is a different brand from the router? Does that matter?

 

[WackyDan]

Originally posted by: ^Sniper^
What if the PCI wireless NIC is a different brand from the router? Does that matter?

Not for the most part.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: ^Sniper^
What if the PCI wireless NIC is a different brand from the router? Does that matter?

I have a Buffalo NIC and Linksys router, working just fine. It's the beauty of a true industry standard .

 

[shaowq]

the router for the B version would be cheaper but i would really go for the G version. B = up to 11mb/s and the G version is up to 54mb/s. On my laptop i just went from B to G and IMHO G>B. Connection strength/signal strength is so much better. You don't drop signal as much. You don't need to get a great wireless card just get a good wireless router. Get a linksys or netgear or something like that and you should be fine.

 

[JBT]

I run an Intel mini PCI card and a D-Link DI-614+ They run perfrectly. I have uploaded and downloaded GB's from my laptop with out problems so I wouldn't worry about data corruption. I am pretty sure they have things in the wireless standards to prevent that. Thats one reason that there is so much over head. IE 802.11B is spose to be 11Mb/s but in reality if you are getting 5Mb/s your getting great speeds.

 

[Engelphat]

my school is now all wireless, we do everything off of it, and i've downloaded a bunch of big files at jfk airport. you have nothing to worry about

 

[Sniper82]

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[JackMDS]

Link to: Wireless What Should I Get?

P.S. If you are the Hacker Type you might want to take a look at the Linksys 802.11g Wireless Router. it is very popular among people who like Hack.

With a third party Hacked firmware it is very versatile: http://docs.sveasoft.com/SV-Guide.html

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