Please help me choose!
Will I need to buy a seperate LAN card besides my onboard one to achieve better bandwidth?
2007-02-23 00:19:57 · 5 answers · asked by mr. confused 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I plan on not using my onboard LAN and buying a seperate "network" or "LAN" card in the hopes of attaining a faster internet connection...will that take effect?
2007-02-23 00:27:00 · update #1
An extra LAN card wont help you increase your bandwidth (unless its a different type of card), it'll just allow you to connect to two different networks at the same time, IF they both work together. You might even have to disable the onboard one.
Whats the problem with your card? Try updating its drivers first of all. Then check your LAN cables, they might be damaged, try replacing them.
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If you have DSL, it might be a problem with the provider or your telephone line.
2007-02-23 00:24:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends.
Why are you not satisfied? If it works and connects to your LAN then that's about as good as it gets.
An onboard 100Mb LAN card will be about as fast as an add-in 100Mb LAN card, but an onboard 10Mb LAN won't be as fast as an add-on 100Mb LAN,
If you're talking laptops, add-in LAN card may be slower (i.e. an add-in PCMCIA 100Mb LAN card maxed out at 4Mb in one PC because the PCMCIA bridge was very slow in that PC.
If you're complaining that the throughput is really really low then make sure that you know what the slow point is... a 100Mb LAN to your internet router and a 2Mb link from your router to the internet means your LAN card won't ever max out browsing... but changing the LAN won't help things at all as it's not the slowest thing.
Don'tforget LAN speeds are expressed as BITS per second and data is masured by Windows in BYTES... which are bigger. 8 BITS is a BYTE but there are network overheads as well.
2007-02-23 00:32:49 · answer #2 · answered by bambamitsdead 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The onboard LAN is a under pressure out Ethernet port. If it would not say it comes with WiFi, you could the two get a USB WiFi adapter (that is going outdoors the pc) or a PCI WiFi adapter (that is going interior). They fee approximately $15.
2016-11-25 01:40:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than just your card would determine your bandwidth capabilities. You need to look at the whole picture.
2007-02-23 00:24:25 · answer #4 · answered by blndchik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont like on board ANYTHING
2007-02-23 00:27:36 · answer #5 · answered by pj_pillow 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋