06-13-2008, 10:39 AM
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 | God Squad | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: PEI, Canada
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 Re: playstation 3 wireless connection setup
Your computer would have at least one ethernet port on the back (similar to a phone jack but a touch bigger). Just about all routers , even though they are called wireless, have several out ports for wired connections via ethernet cable. So, you could save yourself some cash and not buy the wireless card at all- instead, buy a short bit of regular CAT-5e ethernet cable to go between the router and your desktop computer. You definitely would need the wireless for the laptop- the adapter inside the computer should be able to work under 802.11 G as well, however, and your speed will still be limited to how fast your own internet connection is. The speed rates for wireless is more about data transfer between the two (router and things connecting to it).
It's really not as hard as you are possibly thinking right now- I read up into this sort of thing a bit before making the router purchase so i would have a bit of an idea as to what i was doing. After that, it's all trial and error (yes, there was a bit of error in there the first time  ). The instructions that come with the router Quickstart guide will lead step-by-step on the set up and it only takes a few minutes to get running (mostly just involving putting in some details about your connection such as the type, username and password if needed, that sort of thing).
You should have no problems regarding your cordless phone- most routers use 2.4 GHz. The PS3 will pose no problems either- it will simply pick up the wi-fi signal and attempt to get online that way when you want it to.  |