Home Networking
Wireless Networking -vs - Hardwired Networks
Should I go Wireless or Hardwire? This is the question asked by many home
users looking to add a second or third computer to their home. Here are
some things to consider before making the final decision.
1. How far away
are the computers from each other.
2. Is my home capable of being hard
wired (ie can a technician even get wire down the walls) On many two story
homes that are already built running wire down the walls is not possible, so
you must go wireless.
3. What is my budget?
4. Are any of the computers
Laptops or Notebooks?
If you are building a new house, always get it
prewired for a local in-home network, run cables from a central office area
to each bedroom and any other places you may want a computer. Even if you
never use the network, it will add resale value to your home, since the next
buyer would not have the chance to run cables in the framing state. If you
have laptops as the extra computers then I would always suggest going
wireless, it makes owning a notebook or laptop computer worthwhile, move
around while maintaining your web connection, even go outside if its nice!
If you have Desktops to be networked and can have cable run, always go
hardwired, this system in the long run is more reliable and you are wasting
money buying the more expensive wireless equipment, and again this network
will add resale value to your home. If your house is very large and you
want to use wireless equipment, you may need to use extra antenna or
repeaters to get better signal gain to each computer.
Anyway you go, you
will enjoy having your high speed connection in multiple locations on
multiple computers, while still paying the same one price for the internet
access. This makes high speed seem more affordable in the long run.
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