Good Wireless N USB dongle
Peeps
My stupid dog has decided to chew through yet another 50m network cable and i have lost my wired connection and had to revert to my backup USB dongle and TBH it is pants. i am thinking if i get a good quality USB dongle, i can get rid of my wired connection and stop that damn dog eating more of my stuff.
i need a new USB dongle.
my setup is as follows.
Router > Asus RT N56U
USB Dongle > Belkin F5D8053 V4
My ISP is Plusnet and i have a steady 78MB down and 19MB up.
At present with the USB connection i get as below. My PC is about 4 meters away from the router which is inside a cupboard.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/5155150857.png
i am looking for a new USB dongle that will give me full 78MB down. i have also noticed that when downloading on the Belkin dongle, it cannot handle the full download speed. After a little while, the connection drops.
Does anyone have any recommendations.
Thanks
Re: Good Wireless N USB dongle
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Originally Posted by
deejayburnout
Peeps
My stupid dog has decided to chew through yet another 50m network cable and i have lost my wired connection and had to revert to my backup USB dongle and TBH it is pants. i am thinking if i get a good quality USB dongle, i can get rid of my wired connection and stop that damn dog eating more of my stuff.
i need a new USB dongle.
my setup is as follows.
Router >
Asus RT N56U
USB Dongle >
Belkin F5D8053 V4
My ISP is Plusnet and i have a steady 78MB down and 19MB up.
At present with the USB connection i get as below. My PC is about 4 meters away from the router which is inside a cupboard.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/5155150857.png
i am looking for a new USB dongle that will give me full 78MB down. i have also noticed that when downloading on the Belkin dongle, it cannot handle the full download speed. After a little while, the connection drops.
Does anyone have any recommendations.
Thanks
Either do a better job of running the cable so he can't get at it or get rid of the dog.
Re: Good Wireless N USB dongle
While I can't point you in the direction of a unit I've tried, I will say avoid the tiny nub adapters. I've got a TPLink WN725N, and my router is about 5 meters away through 2 thin walls (albeit being the unimpressive Technicolor router they send as standard). It fluctuates between 39 and 52mbps (usually see the high 30s on speed tests, and I have the same Plusnet fibre connection as you do), so I use the wireless adapter on my motherboard most of the time.
A standard length or one with an antenna integrated probably has better reception, so I'd look in that direction.
Re: Good Wireless N USB dongle
Lol.
True.
The cable was clipped direct above the skirting board and nice and tidy (cos my wife wouldn't have it any other way) and she is still a puppy and chewing everything. I though it was fine but obviously not.
I wish I could get rid of her but the kids have became quite attached to her.
Little git that she is.
Re: Good Wireless N USB dongle
I bought one o' these t'other day and speedtest.net says I get my full 71/18 internets through it - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TEYAN2S
The N600 version on that page should do the job, but there's no harm in futureproofing a bit with the AC1200 version. Especially for the small price difference.
Also make sure you're using the 5GHz band rather than 2.4GHz - there's much less interference.
Re: Good Wireless N USB dongle
How about running powerline adapters?
Re: Good Wireless N USB dongle
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Originally Posted by
MrRockliffe
How about running powerline adapters?
That would be my advice also. Devolo ones are brilliant.
Re: Good Wireless N USB dongle
I thought about power line adaptors but my only available sockets for both adaptors are 4 ways.
I did read somewhere ( not here) that it is not good to connect to 4 ways. not sure why as its all the same connection.
Do you think this would be ok?
Re: Good Wireless N USB dongle
Quote:
Originally Posted by
deejayburnout
I thought about power line adaptors but my only available sockets for both adaptors are 4 ways.
I did read somewhere ( not here) that it is not good to connect to 4 ways. not sure why as its all the same connection.
Do you think this would be ok?
Surge protected multiways can cause problems apparently but I haven't heard of anything else like that. The devolo ones I have (which were pretty pricey) have passthrough, and they recommend connecting the router into either a 4 way that goes through the device or straight into the pass through.
If your household wiring is decent and you don't mind the premium for a reputable brand then its the next best thing to dedicated CAT5/6 wires.
Mine ping to the router at between 1-2ms and I can transfer off my ageing gen1 micro server server between 20-30MBps usually. Devolo software SAYS that the connection is 800Mbps, but... I don't think it is.