Wireless Card?
My computer is hooked up wirelessly to my DSL gateway using a D-Link USB dongle. However, the dongle always maintains a perfect signal strength but occasionally cannot access the Internet until I run Internet Explorer's Network Diagnostic tool. These problems occurred at random and are very temporary; no other wireless device in the house has problems maintaining its connection. I have decided to get rid of the dongle and buy a wireless card for my desktop computer so I can have a more stable connection. However, I'm not sure what I should get. My DSL gateway is currently set to 802.11b/g with a maximum wireless transmission speed of 54mbps. I'm not looking for something too expensive, just something that can match that speed and still keep a good connection all of the time. I'm currently thinking of getting a Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adaptor, advertised at $40...is this a good buy? What do you recommend? Thanks for the input.
Public Comments
- I haven't had experience with the specific card you're considering, but I've always been well pleased with Linksys products, and I've had quite a few of them. $40 sounds reasonable, but you could probably do better on Ebay or by cruising some of the online retailers like NewEgg and TigerDirect.
- I use 2 of the Linksys WMP54GS cards (in 2 computers) and have never had a problem with either one. Both d-Link and Linksys make good products. (I used the WMP54G cards before I upgraded to S, and never had a problem with them either.)
