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June 17th, 2005 03:00
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The idea of going wireless scares me. First of all I have a Dell P3-650rt running 640 ram, xp hardwired-connected to cable modum pumping 4.5mg inbound bandwidth. Then I want to get a 6000 and go wireless to the lap top.. One thing that bothers me is that when I run MSFT's firewall my computer slows quit a bit,, second is my concern that with a Linksys router to link the desktop and laptop together on a network,, the desktop will slow down because of the router-firewall,, am I overly concerned here?
third is: How much interference can I expect with the wireless because of locating it downstairs in the rec/office area of my lower (walk-out basement--you know the mid-west home-Kansas)floor--then going up stairs and out to the garage,, about 75-100 feet and 1 floor level from the router/desk area?
Fourth: How much interference (if any) can I expect with my 4-- 2.4gig cordless telephones?
Third: Ordering a Dell 6000 laptop with the Intel Pro 2200 PCI card,, but expect to use a Linksys router with speedbooster.... Will the speedbooster feature/model "actually work (that is work correctly) with the Intel Pro 2200 or will the speedbooster feature (you can buy the same router without the speedbooster feature for less $$) be a "null-nada-no benefit situation?
Fifth: With a widescreen 15 or 17 inch display on the laptop . I would expect all my standalone softwares, MSFT office-Quicken etc and DVD's and all web site pages to "fill the screen/display with distortion,, any known problems as to why this would not happen or are my assumptions incorrect?
Sixth: Is is possible with a 17 inch to have "split screen/2open windows--2 web sites on a screen at the same time, so one does not have to toggle back and forth?
Last: Can someone explain or correct my understanding about a network to me: IF my Cox cable internet feed is 4.5 mg (max is 10 mg without upgrading service) and that goes thru a Motorola Surfboard modem which Ethernets to the desktop... and I use a Linksys router hardwired with 10/100 capacity just like my desktop (nic card is a 10/100),, then the most bandwidth I can get is 10mg........ so why do I need "speedbooster"? the Intel Pro is a 54mg and the Linksys with speedbooster can handle up to 125mg,, but the way I see it the most I can get is 54 mg "between the router and the laptop,,limited to the fact that the cable running abut 4mg all the time,,, here am I going wrong here?
Ok -one last one,, I will loging into a web/site at, to run real time data and they told me that their system runs via 3 certain "ports" that have to be open.. so when and where do I open these ports are is that just a teck issue and when I install the route it will all take care of its self?
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volcano11
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June 17th, 2005 04:00
Too many questions for a quick answer and some are not appropriate for the network forum. First, the Windows firewall should have little effect on the connection speed. Wireless connections should be much faster than the speed of the cable modem. SuperG will only work if the router and the wireless network card are from the same manufacturer. The 54 Mbps speed will only be useful for peer to peer connections between computers on your local network. Internet connections will run at the 4.5 Mbps as restricted by your cable isp. Whether or not wireless will work everywhere you want it depends on too many other factors such as wall density, number of walls, construction materials, etc. 2.4 Ghz cordless phones do have the potential to interfere with your network, but setting the router to one of the extreme channels (1 or 11) will minimize the possible interference. (I have 8 2.4 Ghz phones in my house and have rarely seen any problem on my wireless network.)
Steve