Anyone Knowledgable About Computer Network Wire?
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Anyone Knowledgable About Computer Network Wire?
Originally posted by pfogle
If you go wireless. I hope you're out in the boonies with noone around you for miles, any laptop, running windows XP (which is what I'm assuming you are using on your computers) can log into ANY wireless network provided the laptop has a wireless ethernet card.
If you go wireless. I hope you're out in the boonies with noone around you for miles, any laptop, running windows XP (which is what I'm assuming you are using on your computers) can log into ANY wireless network provided the laptop has a wireless ethernet card.
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Anyone Knowledgable About Computer Network Wire?
It's been proven that it can be done, try it yourself, take a laptop with a wireless card in it, then go drive through a big city and watch. Screen Savers did and alert about this about 3 months ago. www.thescreensavers.com and search the archives.
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Anyone Knowledgable About Computer Network Wire?
Hi pfogle,
I'm kind of curious. Could you do the search on that website and post the specific address? I tried to search and couldn't find it. I found lots of good info on that site. Thanks for the addy.
I'm kind of curious. Could you do the search on that website and post the specific address? I tried to search and couldn't find it. I found lots of good info on that site. Thanks for the addy.
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Anyone Knowledgable About Computer Network Wire?
It's been proven that it can be done, try it yourself, take a laptop with a wireless card in it, then go drive through a big city and watch. Screen Savers did and alert about this about 3 months ago. www.thescreensavers.com and search the archives.
I really suggest checking out sites like practicallynetworked.com, arstechnica.com (the forums) , anandtech.com, etc. if you want more info on the pros and cons of stringing network cable between houses vs wireless LANs.
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Anyone Knowledgable About Computer Network Wire?
Originally posted by Howdy
I'm kind of running with mrwizard on the Plenum rated cable. Why would you need it for a residential app?
I'm kind of running with mrwizard on the Plenum rated cable. Why would you need it for a residential app?
I would think you are correct that if the cable is in the proper conduit, plenum is an unnecessary expense.
If my run outside with it is easy enough, it may also make sense, and save money to use regular cat5 and just replace it after 2 or 3 years when it stops working?
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