if you buy an external usb wifi antenna, do you need software to connect to internet?
Sep 23, 2009 by dianne1Three | Posted in Laptops & Notebooks
my model doesn't have WiFi, so I buy perhaps a usb wifi antenna thing. Do I need "Fi software" to connect? something tells me that the wifi info etc.? do Fi USB is supplied with such software?
Yes, and you'll need a router somewhere that connects to a line for the Internet .. unless you buy WWAN is slower than anything else, requires a different type of antenna as 802.11, and works most places, but costs a fortune to lease.
but usually if you pay for broadband internet, have a wireless router connected and configured, and installed drivers for the USB antenna, it should work.
| Sep 23, 2009
what would be the better choice a new usb wifi antenna.or a new network card?
Jun 18, 2009 by Justin | Posted in Computer Networking
im trying to make my connection stronger and im trying to find the best option should i buy a usb antenna or a new network card?
network card if talking fixed cable vs wifi
as network cable capable of up to 1000mb/s but usually only connected to 100mb/s devices
but wifi {in best case scenario gets 50-60Mb/s} and best case dosn't happen as all EM {electro-magnetic} radiation causes interference {slowdown in real speed}, every radio wireless device and electrical cable, also the total speed is spread amoung all your devices so if 3 pc's 20mb/s each max {this dosn't happen with cable}
but if you are talking wi-fi card or usb wi-fi then still card as the antenna can be usually positioned anywhere as its normally attached to card via a good length of cable {for overhead placement}
{additional con of using wi-fi is {its radio} so it can be overheard and eventually the encription broken and your internet abused or your data stolen} with cable they have to break into your house to tap the cable, and if they can do that they could easier just steal your pc
Alan Doherty | Jun 18, 2009
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