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  • Wonderful world of Wi-fi

    I'm currently sitting on a nice plush chair in a waiting area at work. Connection type ... 802.11b wi-fi, Cisco style. I must admit that I am very impressed. Surfing the web it at the same speeds as sitting at my desk wired. Only data transfers and emailing (server based exchange messaging) seem a bit sluggish.

    Makes me want to put wi-fi in at home with a nice new LinkSys 802.11g router and cards.

    The only question I would have is, does anyone have any Inetnet and LAN gaming experience with wi-fi? If so, does going wireless adversely affect your ping times for fps games?

    If it's not that bad, I may have to drop the cash for wi-fi.

    Jammrock
    “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
    –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

  • #2
    Doesn't effect your ping times unless you're pumping out some data (such as being the server for a game), or if other people are using the wireless at the same time.

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    • #3
      And even then it's a couple milliseconds. Nothing horribly adverse.

      - Gurm
      The Internet - where men are men, women are men, and teenage girls are FBI agents!

      I'm the least you could do
      If only life were as easy as you
      I'm the least you could do, oh yeah
      If only life were as easy as you
      I would still get screwed

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      • #4
        Worked fine for me on a Linksys 802.11b.
        "I dream of a better world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned."

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        • #5
          I got a Dell 600M Centrino based laptop and its great surfing the web out on my back deck in the sun...though the laptop gets a bit hot to the touch
          Why is it called tourist season, if we can't shoot at them?

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          • #6
            I've been using it on my laptop at work for the last few months. It's great..... I can take my laptop all over without ever logging off the network. Yes, I can walk outside away from the buildings with my cup of coffee and still work....LOL.

            I know it's a conspiracy to keep us working more...LOL

            But it's so COOL!!!!
            "Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself"

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