I'm thinking about getting a Wireless card for my computer so I can hook up on the internet for free by hooking up onto one of the local hotspots .What I mean is shall I get a wireless card so I can go hook up onto someone else's wireless internet? ALso tell me the problems if I did this aswell! Thanks....
yes you could,do you mean your neighbours wireless router? i dont think there would be any problems.ive been using wireless for like nearly a year and have only had one little problem.you could get caught(unlikely) and get charged or something.
Thanks guys for your replies.Yeh that's what I mean,basically my neighbours wireless and there is an office near to my house which has wireless aswell. So what do I need to start doing this and are my download speeds still going to be ok if I do this? Also I know that I need a wireless card but how do I know if I already have one?
if you ahd one you would allready be connected.to check though click start then connect to and see if it mentions wireless.yoiu will not be able to get into the offices though.they will have wep encryption.
This office isn't protected because my friend uses their internet! I don't have wireless so what do I need now to get started?
thats strange? an office with all its personal data available.if you read wireless networking for dummies you will be able to intercept all of there bank info and that easily.to get started you just need a wireless card or wireless usb adapter and thats it.you may not be aware that your friend is probably getting watched as the router displays to the system administrator what pages are getting accessed.how do you think colleges and unversities catch people downloading films and that via it being wireless or via cables.
Oh yh, thanks for your help He_Man. One other thing you know when you download what are your speeds? What would be better a wireless card or a wireless usb adaptor. Also what speeds can I get for my internet or does that depend on which internet I'm connected to around my network? Thanks
i can download at 250kb a sec on my wireless router.for mobility i would go for a wireless card but if its a pc usb(every new pc and laptop coming out has wireless built in).they both would get the same speed since its the same line and connection.now for what speeds you would actually get that depends on what line/speed the office has.i imagine it would be about an 8mb(or over) connection as everybody would need to be on at the same time.so i reckon over 100kb if everybody is using it..if youre going to get an adapter make sure it can take all kinds of wireless signals a sthere is 3 types IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g.u might use just g while the office uses a but usually all wireless cards support all 3 so you should be ok but just incase check first.
Thanks He_Man, what is the highest length the wireless usb adaptor can go for instance 100m and can I get a booster for it so the length is higher than 100m if it's 100m? Also you know the wireless usb adaptor is it the bluetooth dongles which are usually 100m? Bluetooth Wireless-http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-BLUETOOTH-USB-100m-WIRELESS-DONGLE-CLASS-1-ADAPTOR_W0QQitemZ290019490486QQihZ019QQcategoryZ44999QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Wireless Adaptor-http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wireless-USB-802-11g-WiFi-54mbps-Dongle-Adaptor-LAN_W0QQitemZ140017376347QQihZ004QQcategoryZ45002QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem If I buy one I'll probably buy it of e-Bay, so can you please check a good one for me because I can't exactly look for a good one. I thought someone who has a lot of experience with this stuff can pick a good one. Thanks!
I think I'm going to go with the adaptor and I've found a few on e-Bay but most of them are IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g. There are none with IEEE 802.11a. Would it be ok if it were just IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g and not IEEE 802.11a? Also can I connect to the other persons internet via this wireless thing if their computer is switched off? And what is the difference between 108MBPS and 54MBPS? Thanks!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Netgear-WG111...8QQihZ015QQcategoryZ45002QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem this is the netgear adapter i have.as for lenght my wireless signal is 300 feet.on the config page i can extend it by like another 30 feet so really about 330 feet(which is about 100m.i think).i havent tried any wireless signal boosters but you dont need it.boosters are only for the router itself.that bluetooth adapter is just to connect your phone to your pc.not for connecting to the internet. get back in contact to tell me what you think. ps what signal strength does your friend get when connected?
I get the idea now of what I'm looking for,it looks good. So do you connect onto someone else's internet via this wireless adapter? Can I connect to the someone else's internet via this wireless thing if their computer is switched off? Would it be ok if it were just IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g and not IEEE 802.11a? And what is the difference between 108MBPS and 54MBPS? Because I'm thinking of getting one which has a long range so I can get good signals and connect onto other internet's aswell. Thanks...
to be able to connect to someone else's internet their computer can be switched off but the router must be on.watch out though cause if there pc is off and the router is blinking(meaning its receiving signals they will know someone is gettign free access) it should be ok if its just IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g.only old networks use a(with b being second and g being fastest) as for the difference between 108 and 54..there is not that just tells you how much data it can transfer per second.MBPS = megabytes per second as in the future we will probably have broadband that fast.
Ok thanks. But if there is a newtwork of Wi-Fi around my house for instance an office and their computers are switched off but their router is on can I still access it? So would 108MBPS be better than 54MBPS, is 108MBPS quicker?
yes you can still access it.the adpaters are all the same speed depending on your routers spped.as i said before the number just tells you how much it can handle at one time.i have a 108MBPS adapter but the speed is only 54MBPS http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m5/BruceleeJKD/speed.jpg see here as i said i have a 108MBPS adpater but the max is 54
Oh,so does 108MBPS go farer,like the signals can go higher than a 54MBPS one? Also if I get a Wireless Adapter how would I search for the networks?What would I go on? Cheers
I've found one which is cheap but would it be good: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290018105009
they dont go further it just tells you how much data it can handle at one time nothing else.as for searching for networks it does it automatically.the standard is 11(g) the g means its a g network that i mentioned(IEEE 802.11g)
it only supports g and takes up a lot of power compared to other adapters and you only get what you pay for remember
