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2011/06/17 14:26:07 (permalink)

Wireless usb internet adapter

Hello everyone,
 
Can one of you tech savy someones recommend a wireless usb internet adapter for my desktop PC?  I am running Windows XP Home edition and I'm connected to Time Warner's Road Runner high speed using their modem and a Linksys E1000 wireless router.  The router is about 15 feet away in another room.
 
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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/17 15:11:14 (permalink)
    There are USB wi-fi adapters but an internal wi-fi card is better.  Get one that is compatible with your router and it's capabilities. 

    One note, wi-fi has been known to cause audio pops, cracks, etc in audio.  I've worked a lot of systems on the Dell users forum and on the Windows 7 forum with this problem and disabling or uninstalling the wi-fi has cured or greatly helped the problem.

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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/18 07:30:36 (permalink)
    Hi Jack,
     
    Thanks for the info.  I have eithernet on my motherboard.  Would it be better to use that instead of USB?  Can you recommend an eithernet wireless connecter if they exisist?
     
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    There are USB wi-fi adapters but an internal wi-fi card is better.  Get one that is compatible with your router and it's capabilities. 

    One note, wi-fi has been known to cause audio pops, cracks, etc in audio.  I've worked a lot of systems on the Dell users forum and on the Windows 7 forum with this problem and disabling or uninstalling the wi-fi has cured or greatly helped the problem.



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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/18 07:58:52 (permalink)
    the wireless point to point boxes that you plug into an existing ethernet port on the motherboard are horrible, IME.  I could not keep mine from losing connection and had to reset it often.  pain in the rear.

    while fireberd is correct that an internal might be better, I recently bought a very small wireless USB ethernet device that works perfectly.  I have the computer currently in the same room as the router/radio, and plan to move it into a room down the hall, so right now I don't know if it's as good in the other room, but it works better than any of the old PCI cards I have (granted they are a few years old - I got tired of wireless dropping the signal and went all wired a few years back).

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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/18 08:35:09 (permalink)
    Hi Reece,
     
    Who's Awesome, indeed? :)
     
    Thanks for the info.  That little tiny thing work great eh?  Super!  I still may go wired.  I'll just need to run 1 line.  I'm just trying to avoid the crawl space and drilling holes in the floor.
     
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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/18 10:04:52 (permalink)
    Get a USB Linksys WiFi adapter.  
    Their drivers are well behaved (don't cause massive DPC latency spikes)
    It'll work just fine.  My DAW and Video machines are both connected via USB WiFi adapters.

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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/18 11:41:30 (permalink)
    Hi Jim,
     
    Thanks for the info.  Video machine? Are you talking about a blue ray player?  If so what USB wifi adapter with the video? Linksys also?
     
    Regards,
     
    GT
     
     
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    Get a USB Linksys WiFi adapter.  
    Their drivers are well behaved (don't cause massive DPC latency spikes)
    It'll work just fine.  My DAW and Video machines are both connected via USB WiFi adapters.



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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/18 16:37:20 (permalink)
    Thanks for the info. Video machine? Are you talking about a blue ray player? If so what USB wifi adapter with the video? Linksys also?

     
    I have a dedicated DAW... and a second machine which is a dedicated to video editing (Vegas 10).
    Both are connected via Linksys USB WiFi adapters.
    Works great... (quick connection/disconnection)

    Best Regards,

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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/18 23:19:34 (permalink)
    I agree that the USB adapters are fine. I have installed a few hundred Netgear WG111 USB wireless adapters, and they are reliable enough that I would have a hard time justifying a trip to the crawlspace and/or drilling holes. many of my customers use these connections for gaming, which is pretty demanding.
    I use one on my own XP PC, which is roughly 60' from the router.
    Linksys, Netgear, or other reputable brands should be good, especially with XP.
    Use a USB2 port on the PC if you can. USB1 may throttle the throughput back some.
    If you need to, it's easy enough to temporarily disable the adapter with the included software when you are working with audio.
    It hasn't been an issue on my particular PC, but ymmv..

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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/19 08:21:18 (permalink)
    Hi Robert,
     
    Thanks for the info.
     
    Regards,
     
    GT
     
     
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    I agree that the USB adapters are fine. I have installed a few hundred Netgear WG111 USB wireless adapters, and they are reliable enough that I would have a hard time justifying a trip to the crawlspace and/or drilling holes. many of my customers use these connections for gaming, which is pretty demanding.
    I use one on my own XP PC, which is roughly 60' from the router.
    Linksys, Netgear, or other reputable brands should be good, especially with XP.
    Use a USB2 port on the PC if you can. USB1 may throttle the throughput back some.
    If you need to, it's easy enough to temporarily disable the adapter with the included software when you are working with audio.
    It hasn't been an issue on my particular PC, but ymmv..



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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/19 08:23:32 (permalink)
     
    Thanks again.
     
    Regards,
     
    GT
     
     
     
    Jim Roseberry



    Thanks for the info. Video machine? Are you talking about a blue ray player? If so what USB wifi adapter with the video? Linksys also?

     
    I have a dedicated DAW... and a second machine which is a dedicated to video editing (Vegas 10).
    Both are connected via Linksys USB WiFi adapters.
    Works great... (quick connection/disconnection)



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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/19 15:41:19 (permalink)
    I have installed a few hundred Netgear WG111 USB wireless adapters, and they are reliable enough that I would have a hard time justifying a trip to the crawlspace and/or drilling holes

     
    I've two Netgear WN111v1 USB "dongles" that have caused me so much hassle I'd be reluctant to buy another Netgear "consumer grade" product. Once connected, they network fine and n class networking is very fast, but getting them working reliably is a different matter.
     
    The WN111 is completely useless on a DAW as it causes massive dpc latency spikes (2000-5000ms every few seconds) - it can cause glitches in iTunes, never mind dropouts in a DAW. Though that's true of most wireless networking interfaces.
     
    There's a list of other issues: blue screens caused by the driver on sleep, wake, shutdown or simply plugging it in; failure to wake from Windows sleep unless unplugged/plugged in again to get Vista to recognise it; failure to establish connection after sleep without forcing retries; Netgear's networking app is truly dreadful and reluctant to go away and let you use the superior tools built into Windows.....
     
    I got two of the things plus an N2000(?) router (cheap deal). The WN111s have identical issues (my guess is the drivers' to blame). The router itself suffers intermittent amnesia, forgetting some important settings once in a while, having to be reconfigured from scratch every time.
     
    Plus Netgear's support for "consumer products" is pretty much non-existant. As are driver updates.
     
    I'm with Jim Roseberry on this - go with Linksys.

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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/19 19:39:46 (permalink)
    Jim Roseberry


    Get a USB Linksys WiFi adapter.  
    Their drivers are well behaved (don't cause massive DPC latency spikes)
    It'll work just fine.  My DAW and Video machines are both connected via USB WiFi adapters.

    +1

    I've alway had issues with Netgear so I stay away from it.
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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/19 21:32:11 (permalink)
    I use a Belkin usb wifi. Not much bigger than a usb data stick
    Works fine. I recently added linux to an older computer and the Belkin worked fine in that too, without installing any drivers.
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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/20 08:05:10 (permalink)
    Hi Tim,
     
    Thanks for the info.
     
    Regards,
     
    GT
     
     
     
    tlw



    I have installed a few hundred Netgear WG111 USB wireless adapters, and they are reliable enough that I would have a hard time justifying a trip to the crawlspace and/or drilling holes

     
    I've two Netgear WN111v1 USB "dongles" that have caused me so much hassle I'd be reluctant to buy another Netgear "consumer grade" product. Once connected, they network fine and n class networking is very fast, but getting them working reliably is a different matter.
     
    The WN111 is completely useless on a DAW as it causes massive dpc latency spikes (2000-5000ms every few seconds) - it can cause glitches in iTunes, never mind dropouts in a DAW. Though that's true of most wireless networking interfaces.
     
    There's a list of other issues: blue screens caused by the driver on sleep, wake, shutdown or simply plugging it in; failure to wake from Windows sleep unless unplugged/plugged in again to get Vista to recognise it; failure to establish connection after sleep without forcing retries; Netgear's networking app is truly dreadful and reluctant to go away and let you use the superior tools built into Windows.....
     
    I got two of the things plus an N2000(?) router (cheap deal). The WN111s have identical issues (my guess is the drivers' to blame). The router itself suffers intermittent amnesia, forgetting some important settings once in a while, having to be reconfigured from scratch every time.
     
    Plus Netgear's support for "consumer products" is pretty much non-existant. As are driver updates.
     
    I'm with Jim Roseberry on this - go with Linksys.



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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/20 08:07:17 (permalink)
    Hi Tim,
     
    Thanks for the info.
     
    Regards,
     
    GT
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    timidi


    Jim Roseberry


    Get a USB Linksys WiFi adapter.  
    Their drivers are well behaved (don't cause massive DPC latency spikes)
    It'll work just fine.  My DAW and Video machines are both connected via USB WiFi adapters.

    +1

    I've alway had issues with Netgear so I stay away from it.



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    Re:Wireless usb internet adapter 2011/06/20 08:12:41 (permalink)
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    I use a Belkin usb wifi. Not much bigger than a usb data stick
    Works fine. I recently added linux to an older computer and the Belkin worked fine in that too, without installing any drivers.

    Hi Dave,
     
    Thanks for the info.
     
    Regards,
     
    GT
     
     

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