Wireless home networking?

I was wondering if the "wireless" home networking gear has the same performance as a hard wired network? Mine would be 2 PC's plus a hub for connecting to the internet.. The pc's are less than 100 feet apart.. Would that be ok for online racing, or is a wired network needed for that? I was looking at the Linksys equipment. Thanks for any info. Mick

Wap11 is okay..but don't get the Linksys card for your PC get a Orinoco (www.orinoco.com) card..it is much better. For racing online, I'd stick with wired stuff. If you have a 2.4 gig cordless phone or microwave oven expect interuptions in signal when making pop-corn or yappin on the phone. Wireless is okay for casual browsing, but I would expect some problems with constant data streams. And if your concerned about security you would need to at least turn on WEP which would add some lag and overhead to the data stream. says...

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> I was wondering if the "wireless" home networking gear has the same > performance as a hard wired network? Mine would be 2 PC's plus a hub for > connecting to the internet.. The pc's are less than 100 feet apart.. > Would that be ok for online racing, or is a wired network needed for > that? I was looking at the Linksys equipment. Thanks for any info. Mick > >

Go wired. Do it right the first time and never worry about it again. Milhouse "Mick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I was wondering if the "wireless" home networking gear has the same > performance as a hard wired network? Mine would be 2 PC's plus a hub for > connecting to the internet.. The pc's are less than 100 feet apart.. > Would that be ok for online racing, or is a wired network needed for > that? I was looking at the Linksys equipment. Thanks for any info. Mick >

For Internet,it's fine. 802.11b is rated at 11mbit/sec. However, effective thru-put after figuring in overhead and 128-bit WEP encryption is 4 to 4.5 mbit/sec. Still plenty for Internet. File sharing is where you will notice the hit. -Larry "Mick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I was wondering if the "wireless" home networking gear has the same > performance as a hard wired network? Mine would be 2 PC's plus a hub for > connecting to the internet.. The pc's are less than 100 feet apart.. > Would that be ok for online racing, or is a wired network needed for > that? I was looking at the Linksys equipment. Thanks for any info. Mick >

In article <[email hidden]>, Mick <[email hidden]> writes: > I was wondering if the "wireless" home networking gear has the same >performance as a hard wired network? Mine would be 2 PC's plus a hub for >connecting to the internet.. The pc's are less than 100 feet apart.. >Would that be ok for online racing, or is a wired network needed for >that? I was looking at the Linksys equipment. Thanks for any info. Mick No, you won't get the same performance. I've run a wireless on my laptop at work while transferring files. It's a LOT slower for throughput than with wired... Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a donation. Thank you. Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

writes: No, you won't get the same performance. I've run a wireless on my laptop at work while transferring files. It's a LOT slower for throughput than with wired... Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure *** cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a donation. Thank you. Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Another consideration is the EMF environment. I tried to set up a wireless LAN in a residential neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY, but there was so much RF interference that I had to go back to the dreaded Cat 5 (no problem...apart from pulling wire through 100-year-old walls). "Mick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I was wondering if the "wireless" home networking gear has the same > performance as a hard wired network? Mine would be 2 PC's plus a hub for > connecting to the internet.. The pc's are less than 100 feet apart.. > Would that be ok for online racing, or is a wired network needed for > that? I was looking at the Linksys equipment. Thanks for any info. Mick >

Wow, looks like you guys saved me quite a few bucks and a possible head ache =) Thanks for the info, Mick Mick wrote: > I was wondering if the "wireless" home networking gear has the same > performance as a hard wired network?

There's a new thingy out called HomePlug. You use one adapter at each computer, and one main one at the router. They are available in Ethernet and USB connectivity for the PC side. The Lan side is your house wiring. I've heard they work pretty good, and are in fact a bit faster than 802.11b. LinkSys and Phonex (www.insertnamehere.com) have them out. -Larry "Mick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Wow, looks like you guys saved me quite a few bucks and a possible head > ache =) Thanks for the info, Mick > > Mick wrote: > > > I was wondering if the "wireless" home networking gear has the same > > performance as a hard wired network? >

On Fri, 24 May 2002 03:56:52 GMT, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>There's a new thingy out called HomePlug. > >You use one adapter at each computer, and one main one at the router. > >They are available in Ethernet and USB connectivity for the PC side. > >The Lan side is your house wiring. > >I've heard they work pretty good, and are in fact a bit faster than 802.11b. > >LinkSys and Phonex (www.insertnamehere.com) have them out. >

Hmmm... Have yo heard of Internet over the power line? The electricity company here was field-testing the equipment a couple of months ago, I got to see it at a friend's who was one of their guinea pigs... I believe it was at least 256kbps. -- __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com '-_____|( remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying

That's what I just described :) HomePlug IS over the power line. It isn't 256kbit though. -Larry "machf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Fri, 24 May 2002 03:56:52 GMT, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >There's a new thingy out called HomePlug. > > > >You use one adapter at each computer, and one main one at the router. > > > >They are available in Ethernet and USB connectivity for the PC side. > > > >The Lan side is your house wiring. > > > >I've heard they work pretty good, and are in fact a bit faster than

802.11b. > > > >LinkSys and Phonex (www.insertnamehere.com) have them out. > > > Hmmm... Have yo heard of Internet over the power line? The electricitycompany > here was field-testing the equipment a couple of months ago, I got to seeit > at a friend's who was one of their guinea pigs... I believe it was atleast

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> 256kbps. > > -- > __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke > \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru > _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com > '-_____|( > > remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying

On Fri, 24 May 2002 16:34:48 GMT, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: >That's what I just described :) > >HomePlug IS over the power line. >Yes, but I was under the impression it was for home LANs only... The one I mean uses the whole network across the city to provide Internet access. You simply plug your modem into the wall and hook it to your computer, no additional cables needed. Now, if you were to combine both, you could have an Internet booth or computer lab without having to lay additional cabling...

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>It isn't 256kbit though. > >-Larry > >"machf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> On Fri, 24 May 2002 03:56:52 GMT, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >There's a new thingy out called HomePlug. >> > >> >You use one adapter at each computer, and one main one at the router. >> > >> >They are available in Ethernet and USB connectivity for the PC side. >> > >> >The Lan side is your house wiring. >> > >> >I've heard they work pretty good, and are in fact a bit faster than >802.11b. >> > >> >LinkSys and Phonex (www.insertnamehere.com) have them out. >> > >> Hmmm... Have yo heard of Internet over the power line? The electricity >company >> here was field-testing the equipment a couple of months ago, I got to see >it >> at a friend's who was one of their guinea pigs... I believe it was at >least >> 256kbps. >> >> -- >> __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke >> \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru >> _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com >> '-_____|( >> >> remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying >

-- __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com '-_____|( remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying

Oh, heavens no :) HomePlug is for single-home only, not the city :) In fact, I wouldn't want it bleedin' out all over the place :) -Larry "machf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Fri, 24 May 2002 16:34:48 GMT, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >That's what I just described :) > > > >HomePlug IS over the power line. > > > Yes, but I was under the impression it was for home LANs only... > The one I mean uses the whole network across the city to provide > Internet access. You simply plug your modem into the wall and hook > it to your computer, no additional cables needed. > > Now, if you were to combine both, you could have an Internet booth > or computer lab without having to lay additional cabling... > > >It isn't 256kbit though. > > > >-Larry > > > >"machf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:[email hidden]... > >> On Fri, 24 May 2002 03:56:52 GMT, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> > >> >There's a new thingy out called HomePlug. > >> > > >> >You use one adapter at each computer, and one main one at the router. > >> > > >> >They are available in Ethernet and USB connectivity for the PC side. > >> > > >> >The Lan side is your house wiring. > >> > > >> >I've heard they work pretty good, and are in fact a bit faster than > >802.11b. > >> > > >> >LinkSys and Phonex (www.insertnamehere.com) have them out. > >> > > >> Hmmm... Have yo heard of Internet over the power line? The electricity > >company > >> here was field-testing the equipment a couple of months ago, I got to

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> >it > >> at a friend's who was one of their guinea pigs... I believe it was at > >least > >> 256kbps. > >> > >> -- > >> __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke > >> \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru > >> _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com > >> '-_____|( > >> > >> remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying > > > > -- > __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke > \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru > _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com > '-_____|( > > remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying

On Tue, 21 May 2002 17:27:40 GMT, Mick <[email hidden]> wrote: > I was wondering if the "wireless" home networking gear has the same >performance as a hard wired network? Mine would be 2 PC's plus a hub for >connecting to the internet.. The pc's are less than 100 feet apart.. >Would that be ok for online racing, or is a wired network needed for >that? I was looking at the Linksys equipment. Thanks for any info. Mick I'm running the new linksys USB 2.5 wireless adapter to a linksys hub and cable modem. Was hard wired for a while. I've had 1 disco with each type using GPL out of a lot of races. I'd say the wireless is ok. I am running the wireless without WEP enabled to cut down on some overhead. I haven't done any optimization of the cable modem connection to date but have been pretty satisfied . Disco's still hurt and I'm not sure if I might just run a wire for league races. Others may offer some more informed opinions. I live in a pretty rural neighborhood so WEP is not a real big issue for me and the racing machine is limited to racing and has no other data on it. Jeff