MrPinksta

I Just bought a new comp im pretty happy ^.^ 100 FPS im pretty happy here are my specs only thing is that i have Vista but idc ill play Shadow Run xD or something like that ... My real question is that im going to get Wireless Internet via my rooter but does anyone recommend by cable or wireless ?? :| ! I Dont know cause one of my friend has problems with wireless his net cuts sometimes x_X !!!!!
SPECS:
AMD Duo Core 2.5 ghz
2g Ram
320 Hard Drive
256 MB Nvidia 8600 GT (Dx10)

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Nostra

If his cuts then he probably has the cheapo stuff.

It all depends on your preference. Wireless is easier to move around.(Haveing your comp anywhere in the house/right outside without having to rewire all the time) and cable is good as well. The bad thing about both is the farther you try stretching the signal the weaker it gets. But note: If you get wireless be sure to wep encrypt it. In a lot of places I know people can piggyback your net as long as they don't hack your computer/or whatever.(legally, since a lot of places dunno what to do with it.)

here is a pros and cons list:
Pros and cons site 1
Pros and cons site 2

MrPinksta

THANK YOU I LOVE YOUUU ! buuuut to encrypt my Rooter do i need my rooter CD Cuz i think i lost it T______T ! Or can I just go in control Panel ??

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ArtCrazy

For online play, if it is possible... I can't stress this enough... CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE!

Why? Well, wireless networks usually have a nice packet error rate, so even tough pings are good, you'll get lagged like hell...

I, for one, CANNOT cable it, as I'm in a new house, my parents don't want to start opening holes everywhere just for an Ethernet cable to travel across the corridor to my router, so I use wireless... But I'm a pretty heavy online gamer, and all the packet loss I had (Linksys Wireless-G router/receiver) made it IMPOSSIBLE to play almost anything... I simply took about 500€ (about the same in $) from my pocket and bought a NetGear Wireless-N router (WNR854T, about 300€) and a NetGear Wireless-N PCI Reciever (WN311T, about 200€) which can use Wireless-N instead of G, which triples the in-network speeds and lowers the packet error rate tremendously (even tough it does not remove it 100%!) as it uses multiple wireless connections at once instead of just one...
If you CAN'T cable it, and have 500€ to spare, get Wireless-N routers... If you don't have the money, then buy a wireless-G router (cheap, you can find many around 30€) and:
1. Have the receiver as close as possible to the router
2. You probably won't be able to play many online games (especially Real Time ones, like shooters etc) without lagging your hell out...

Dead Eyes

bullshit, my wireless router is fine, I can get 60 ping on almost anything, and thats fine. nothing is a problem. so, ignore that guy.

And you should be able to encrypt your router through the access page on it.

look at your router and it should have an ip on it. Put that into ie or firefox or whatever and you should be able to fix it there.

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