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best wireless network for cheapest price.?
alright, so i want wireless in my house but my father refuses, because he thinks i'm going to make a porno or something. really, all i want is to be able to use the internet/AIM without having to confine myself to the one or two hours on our main computer which my sister "graciously" allows me to have access to. *psh*
plus, my computer's the newest in the house, so i want the internet & all it offers.
anyhow, the router would have to be downstairs in the basement, as this is where our modem is. (we're on cable broadband.) my room is on the top floor of the house. so there would be an entire floor in between the router & my computer.
what is the cheapest decent router/wireless technology that can effectively handle this range? any suggestions would be great!
oh, and one last thing, if the router is by our main comp, can i just run a wire to it instead of having to buy a second USB adapter?
thanks!
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- OR1234Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
It's unlikely that you'll get any wifi router to work two floors away from you, especially when it's straight below you. However, why not run ethernet cable from your computer down to the router? Could you run it down through the wall? (Probably violates the fire code even if your father would let you.) How about outside somehow? Wired access is much faster than wireless. If you really need wireless in your room, you could install a wireless access point (another router is not needed) up there on the end of the cable. That's what I'd do.
If all that is out, you could use the powerlines in your house! YOu'd need two Linksys PLE200 boxes
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Produ...
You connect one to the main router (with ethernet cable) and to your powerline. Then upstairs in your room, you connect another one to the power up there and then to your computer with cable. This is the easiest solution of all, although not the cheapest since you'd have to buy to of these things.
