wireless adapters

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  1. Sniping_G

    Sniping_G Regular member

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    hows does a usb,type wrk, do you just plug it in and they give u a set of connections??
     
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    creaky Moderator Staff Member

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    thread teleported to relevant forum.

    i had a Belkin USB adapter, it worked so-so, got rid of it and replaced with a PCI wireless card, works fine now
     
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    i just installed a linksys usb adapter and it works fine. you just plug it in and when it prompts you to, you insert in the cd. i now shows up as a wireless network usb adapter in device manager. then just use windows explorer to enter your ssid and wep/wpa key. it automatically started to scan for me and i just had to enter me wep key. the exact model im using is a linksys WUSB54G .
     
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    so it show all the ocnnection around you? also whats the average distace it can scan and would a pci card be better?
     
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    creaky Moderator Staff Member

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    what model is the adapter, drop that info into google
     
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    i can get my routers signal, which is upstairs and i get a very good connection level, usually around four bars. the speed varies, but it usually stays around 36-54 mbps. i can also pick up some signals from around my house, but they are not that strong. here's what it looks like:
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    umm im thinking of getting a usb 1 cause its more compact,but i dont get good speeds im gunna get a router kind
     

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