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Wireless Solution for a Desktop
[fr31ns]Karrde
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#1
03-02-2011, 05:49 PM

I've never bothered with worrying about wireless for a desktop since I always have wired access and my laptop does wireless.  But a coworker asked me for some help.  She's moving to an apartment that has free wireless, but doesn't have a wireless card.  Looking for the best solution for her.  Ideally low cost.  I just have no idea what would work best.  Available expansion slots: PCIE X1, X16, PCI.  Plenty of USB space as well.  Ideas?

<+Karrde> welp, time to learn some basic patterning skills
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<+Karrde> I changed my mind.  Gonna cosplay as a gay demon from hell and get negate raped instead XD
<+Caffeine`work> Karrde: Gay demon? Why would you need to cosplay just go as yourself
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HeK
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03-02-2011, 06:16 PM

PCI-E is better then PCI, but both will work perfectly.
N is better then G, but G will be fine (unless it's a 5ghz N network).

I'd avoid USB. Wifi is flaky enough on it's own, let alone when coupled with slacker that is USB. It'd be a digital version of Cheech and Chong.


Two key points: Firewalls on! Check every SSL-cert, don't email/bank/facebook/paypal/anything without checking the SSL cert.
Public wifi is just asking for intercepted credentials and MiM-spoofed SSL certs.
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[fr31ns]Karrde
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03-02-2011, 07:24 PM

Mmmmm, maybe I should reccomend a better approach.  These are not tech savvy people.

<+Karrde> welp, time to learn some basic patterning skills
<@Negate> 12121212121212121212
<@Negate> there is a simple pattern
<+Karrde> I changed my mind.  Gonna cosplay as a gay demon from hell and get negate raped instead XD
<+Caffeine`work> Karrde: Gay demon? Why would you need to cosplay just go as yourself
<+FlyingMongoose> Caffeine`work: Karrde would actually have to tone it down some.
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03-02-2011, 07:44 PM

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These are not tech savvy people.


This + free wifi always ends badly. Please encourage them to do something else as you said, don't feed the botnets.

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