I am a total noob at networking, I have never understood it really so I have always just used increasingly long ethernet cables. Now I have finished uni and am moving back in with my parents for a couple of months I need internet access and somehow I don't think they are going to let me use my 25 metre long ethernet cable. So I am going to have to bite the bullet and start using wireless. I hate the idea of wireless because I can't see how it can work just as good as a wired connection for applications such as games (but that is a whole different debate).
So I need a wireless card for my desktop. Problem is my dearly beloved desktop has no pci slots available, unless I take out the massive heatsink on my graphics card which I don't want to do. That leaves me with one free PCI-e slot. The only PCI-e wireless adaptor I can find is this one. There is an 8 quid one on scan but that won't work with windows 7 and I don't trust something that is 8 quid. The decent PCI-e wireless adaptor costs 50 odd quid. I don't mind spending that if it works just like a wired connection. Because when I move out I will just use that rather loony ethernet cables. If it doesn't work like a wired connection is there a cheaper alternative, or can I use some sort of external device?
I am open to any suggestions.
Thanks Hexus!


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. So I am going to have to bite the bullet and start using wireless. I hate the idea of wireless because I can't see how it can work just as good as a wired connection for applications such as games (but that is a whole different debate).
. I don't mind spending that if it works just like a wired connection. Because when I move out I will just use that rather loony ethernet cables. If it doesn't work like a wired connection is there a cheaper alternative, or can I use some sort of external device?
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. Basically that means homeplugs are going to come to the same price as a PCI-e wireless adaptor, if I go for something like



