Need a router and USB wireless

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LateraLex

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For streaming and torrents, you would be better off with the higher potential bandwidth offered by an 802.11n router and adapter. However, USB adapters are really sensitive to placement, since many of them also house the antenna inside. I haven't found any 802.11n USB adapters that resemble the two in your OP, so if you go that route, you may want a USB hub that would allow you to keep the adapter vertical.

If you have an 802.11g router already, the two adapters that you've chosen each has its strengths. The Zonet adapter's design makes it easier to position on its own, and it can use any mini-USB cable that you have available. The antenna on the Rosewill adapter is similar to that used by many PCI/PCI-E adapter, so it may be stronger (in terms of acquiring a signal) than the Zonet adapter. However, due to the Rosewill adapter's design, you may want to get that USB hub handy.
 
is your router/modem that far away from the desktop? you might be better off running wires to keep a gigabit connection...
 
To be honest, I don't think my mini-PC (in sig) even has gigabit. Right now I have a Linksys Wireless-G router, that would like be one floor above, but not too far (maybe 30 feet as the crow flies?).

tiraides, I'm open for any suggestion at all. I'm a performance rat, I don't care about the form factor at all. Hopefully sub $50 though. Have any in mind? :confused:
 
LateraLex said:
To be honest, I don't think my mini-PC (in sig) even has gigabit. Right now I have a Linksys Wireless-G router, that would like be one floor above, but not too far (maybe 30 feet as the crow flies?).

tiraides, I'm open for any suggestion at all. I'm a performance rat, I don't care about the form factor at all. Hopefully sub $50 though. Have any in mind? :confused:
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You are correct: that mobo only has 10/100 LAN.

Don't have any suggestions for any specific wireless adapters. I tend to use cheapy $10 Airlink adapters from Fry's. They work pretty well for the price.
 
I can't really offer a recommendation for a USB wireless adapter because I personally try to avoid them whenever possible. While I have no doubt that a cheap "off brand" wireless adapter, regardless of whether it's Wireless-G or Wireless-N, would work with your router, I can't say which particular one would offer you the best bang for the buck.

Absent that knowledge, all that I can say is that either of your original two choices should work fine. But how well each one would work is anyone's guess.
 
how far away will it be from the router?

I recommend the Linksys WUSB54GC

this version
http://www.pwmn.net/wiki/images/c/c6/Wusb54gc.jpg

I have very good experience with these(I had one for awhile, torrents 24/7 and online play was fine) and sell them to my clients all the time, the furthest application was about 30 feet or so and 3 walls inbetween and got 4/5 sometimes 5 bars @ 48-54mbps throughput in the windows utility. they used to come with a 6' usb extension cable, Amazon has these cables for 2.92 shipped
 
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