best hardware to make my main pc wireless

quinns2003

hi guys.. just thinking ahead as were moving soon and i want to know the easiest way to make my desktop pc wireless.. we have virgin tivo package with the all singing all dancing (so im told )
wireless hub so what would be my best bet.. im thinking some sort of usb dongle but which one and has anyone any suggestions.. thx

boxst

Personally if it was my main PC I would use two Netgear 500mbs Nano homeplugs (or simliar, but 500mbs at least).

Otherwise with wireless you are not really going to take advantage of the full speed of your connections (depending on how far away you are from the router).

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1. USB wireless dongle
2. Homeplugs
3. Internal PCI/PCI-E wireless card.

bod1467

But 3 in preference to 1 (IMHO), and a desktop aerial with it (not the stub aerial fixed to the card).

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bod1467 wrote: »

But 3 in preference to 1 (IMHO), and a desktop aerial with it (not the stub aerial fixed to the card).

OP asked for easiest, not best.

poppellerant

The EASIEST way would be to in a USB wireless stick. However these can temperamental in my experience and can be knocked damaging the USB.

The BEST way would be to install an internal PCI/PCI-E card, and get a detachable aerial if you have problems with the signal.

baby_frogmella

+1 for pci card.

If your pc has pci-express slots then go for this one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TL-WDN4800-450Mbps-Wireless-Express-Adapter/dp/B006PMX964/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339390278&sr=8-1

Otherwise this one for a normal PCI slot:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-EW-7728In-802-11n-WiFi-Card/dp/B000VK9BZE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1339390332&sr=8-3

quinns2003

thx for replies guys.. least i have some ideas of what to do now