My wireless

I just got my wireless hooked up on my computer. Now Im going
through the tedious process of introducing my computer to updates and
many other joys.

Wireless what?

Keyboard? Lan? Mouse? ... Power?? If you have wireless power, I'll kill you and take the idea for myself!

little does he know a "wireless" was the lifeline for our oldr
generations during the dark days of the second world war - a wireless,
is a radio. hehehe :smile:

and yeah, wireless what?

A wireless Marconi system :biggrin:

no, Wireless 802.11b

Now Im updating my system. Feels kinda sepressing though because
now that I have all this stuff on my comp, I have to go everywhere
checking for updates. Like Adobe.

Oh, and whats the easiest way to get playing HL and mods online these days?

Steam. it's the only way :smile:

www.steampowered.com

No WiFi for you!

Speaking of which I need to pick up a 802.11b card for my laptop, sick of carrying around that damn network cable at school.

And yes, Steam really isn't so bad. It seems everyone who whines about it doesn't bother reading ANYTHING about steam.

I used Steam back a long time ago, didnt like it. Unistalled it,
then a while later, reinstalled and it didnt Accept my CD key.
Now I have 4 different files so I didnt know what to do. I have a
700mb Steam file, a 800Kb Steam Installer, a CS1.6 full file (I got it
back at a LAN party. and a 1.5 download from way back when.

You don't make a new account, that's why.

Just log in with your old information, the KEY is stored with your information on steam servers.

Meaning, you can log in anywhere that has steam and play ... that was part of the point of steam.

And, don't bother getting those huge ass files, unless you have a piss poor connection, otherwise, just get the 500k installer. By the way, you'll be updating lots of stuff on Steam even with those CS and Full game installers.

You don't make a new account, that's why.

Just log in with your old information, the KEY is stored with your information on steam servers.

Oops... :sad:

You can also just do direct IP to IP if you have a few friends having a match on a private server or something.

My wireless.......keybaord and mouse :biggrin: In black which I just got from work. Replacing my packard bell mouse and microsft keyboard....just thought i'd share it :rolleyes:

My wireless.......keybaord and mouse :biggrin: In black which I just got from work. Replacing my packard bell mouse and microsft keyboard....just thought i'd share it :rolleyes:

I bought my case in black, to match my desk, which is black surface
with a red wine border (very hot). Plus I like black. So
then I painted my off-white (used to be white) monitor, keyboard and
mouse. For those who remember that.

Then, about 2 or 3 weeks later, Staples started selling the Microsoft
IntelliMouse Optical in black. Damn lol. Oh well, I wouldnt
have bought it back anyways, things are always better when you do them
yourself.

Yeah, and this way you covered up their logo.

Yeah, and this way you covered up their logo.

Exactly :biggrin:

Im assuming your all using (or planning) lynksis, so far its ben great, it just if your dropping 60 bucks for a 802.11b you might as well drop just a little bit more money for a 802.11G, the difference is noticeable; 802.11b gets around 11.0Mbps and the 802.11G gets 54.0 Mbps around here.

Yup the numbers are correct. I have a D-Link card so I decided to go with a D-Link router as well. The card is a "b" but the router is a "g". I got the wireless card for free anyways. And I just use it for the internet. So there wouldnt be a difference between a "b" and a "g"

Well, the fastest right now is WiFi, which is supposedly a little faster then G.

However, to use it at my school I need either b or WiFi, or at least that's what they told me.

Lynksys is alright, they're good for the price, but US Robotics is the s**t, I like them and their parent 3com (or is it the other way around, I can't really remember)

i've had a linksys router for about 3 years now.. i wonder what the lifespan is for one

however long it lasts, it has already lasted longer than my memory.. i cannot remember how i set it up nor the passwords, so.. lets hope it continues to function.

routers are great cause, you can program them to remember all the steps necessary to talk to the net through your internet provider..

i recommend one to everyone, even if you never intend on using it for multiple net connections. :biggrin:

Erum, its pointless otherwise. Since the sole purpose of a Router is to assign new IP addresses on your network ...

Crono said:
Erum, its pointless otherwise. Since the sole purpose of a Router is to assign new IP addresses on your network ...

and a hardware firewall. But Im no router expert. I had to call tech support to set it up. :biggrin: Manual, and website didnt help :sad: