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Xtras:
I want to move my desktop upstairs into my room, and out of the study room where we have our dsl converter box. We have a wireless router that has yet to fail us, but my concern lies with the adapter. I have an Atheros USB 2.0 Wireless Adapter, and I unplugged my ethernet cable and seeded using just the wireless adapter overnight. I checked on it about 14 hours later to find that the internet had disconnected. I felt the adapter and it was burning hot (like seriously...HOT). I reconnected the ethernet cable and everything was fine (proving the router wasn't the problem).

I think I will need a new adapter so I have 2 questions:

1.) Is an on board wireless adapter better than a usb one? Is it more expensive?

2.) Recommend for me a very trustworthy wireless adapter (preferably one that was released only a few years ago and has Wireless N capability)

BuriaL:
Its not wireless, and it prolly cost some cash.

mmmenu..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=powerline+network&x=0&y=0

Natheria:
I would find some way to run a hard line to the room before that. I'd drill holes in the wall before using wireless for a desktop like that, but that's just me.

morrefule:

--- Quote from: BuriaL on August 24, 2009, 11:05:23 PM ---Its not wireless, and it prolly cost some cash.

mmmenu..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=powerline+network&x=0&y=0

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Those things work great if you are on the same POWER GRID.  So if your home has 2 grids, e.g. older home or has 2 circuit pannels, it may not work.  But those Linksys Powerline adapters work very well.  Though don't expect to get the 200kbs out of it.  Closer to 150kbs.

Xtras:

--- Quote from: BuriaL on August 24, 2009, 11:05:23 PM ---Its not wireless, and it prolly cost some cash.

mmmenu..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=powerline+network&x=0&y=0

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I am probably being lazy in not looking it up, but can you explain how this works. Do I just plug this into a phone jacket and it will get me DSL or what? I do have a phone jack in my room. As for whether my house is new or not, it was built in 1999-2000 and it is pretty expensive (400,000 USD) and it is in a pretty expensive neighborhood (all houses here are now valued at least 600,000 USD , and most are more).

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