Hi guys,
My internet connection is extremely slow. Have tried powerline, but no go as too much power being used. I have a wifi card, but it is old and not good. The card is pretty far from the wifi router, so I am looking to buy either a usb or pci wifi adapter that has good range and speed.
On http://www.mwave.com.au/networking-wireless/adapters-addon-c…
which one is the best or which one would you recommend?
The distance is 10metres plus with 4 - 5 walls. I only get 2 bars with my current pci.
Some of the antennas have 3 antennas or are longer, don't know if this means signal will be stronger. Don't know if PCI or USB is also the way to go.
Thanks
If powerline is not an option, then you will have to look into getting a wifi bridge or a repeater. I'd look into getting a cheap router and setting up a bridge, by connecting the router via ethernet and placing it at a mid-point between the original router and your current PC.
A lot of routers, especially ones that can be flash with DD-WRT (or a variant of) can be reconfigured into either bridge or repeater modes. Another handy feature is the ability to boost the signal by upping the signal TX power (though it might increase the power usage and heat produced)