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January 28th, 2009 15:00
replacing NIC
hey everyone,
I have a Dell Inspiron 530 desktop in which I am looking to replace the NIC. Reason being is because after speaking with my ISP about my internet service going in and out, the process being split second to the point whereas I wouldnt notice it if it werent for my AIM away window popping up when such happens or me failing to recieve a message through AIM when this split second disconnect reconnect occurs, peculiar but it came down to packets being lost. Though the percentage of packets are virtually 0 at most 1 percent, there are still packets being lost which is annoying when using AIM. I have the Intel 82562v-2 10/100 NIC currently and was wondering if I should just buy the same NIC or would anyone recommend me to buy something better that might allow faster speeds? I am not positive that it is the NIC, though I am sure it isnt the connection to the modem from the ISP rather it is from the modem to my PC which can also be wires. I will also replace the wires with new CAT-6 but figured I would replace the NIC also for assurance. Thanks for any feedback.
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TheRealFireblad
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January 29th, 2009 13:00
There are many to choose from, but I can personally recommend Linksys (/Cisco - my favourites) +/or Netgear products.
Although I now use a Linksys wireless N router (and a Linksys wireless N PCI card in my PC), I've owned Netgear routers in the past.
I've never had any problems with either, and both are very reliable, and easy to set up.
But whichever manufacturer you decide to go for, you'd be as well to get a 'N' capable card now - even if your router is only 'G' capable, because 'N' is backwards compatible.
Should you then decide to upgrade to a 'N' router at some time in the future (if you don;t already have one), you won't need to buy another PCI card upgrade to match it :emotion-5:
ajth87
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January 29th, 2009 16:00
Thanks for that info. Though, I am more so looking for a wired NIC rather than a wireless.any ideas?
TheRealFireblad
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January 30th, 2009 16:00
Yup: Linksys EG1032 'Instant Gigabit' Network Adapter (10/100/1000) :emotion-55: :emotion-5: