1066MHz RAM / Wireless LAN Switch

[Rougespear7mm]

Hey all, since this forum is so great at offering technical support, I have two questions:

1. At the moment I have 4GB of 800MHz RAM. Will I see an improvement in Trainz if I upgrade to 4GB of 1066MHz RAM?

2. There's a wireless router in my new place. I'm wondering if there's such a thing out there as a wireless LAN switch. I have my PC tower, my laptop and an Xbox which I'd like to be connected to the net. All these devices are in a separate room from the wireless router and it's not an option to run a CAT5E to the next room. I'm looking to see if there's something I can connect these devices to and then have it wireless from the switch to the router... any thoughts?

Cheers

 

[Gandalf0444]

As far as the wireless routers go, It depends on the type of router... Some routers can handle only 1 wireless connection, while some can handle a full office of them...

The RAM you may see a little difference, but not all that much, compared to if you added another gig of RAM. The biggest problem is if your motherboard would handle the increase in MHz?.

 

[Rougespear7mm]

Oh yeppers, the computer was just built by myself and can easily handle higher MHz RAM. The wireless router there now already serves her laptop and another, so I'd be safe to assume it can handle multiple wireless connections...?

 

[Gandalf0444]

Oh yeppers, the computer was just built by myself and can easily handle higher MHz RAM. The wireless router there now already serves her laptop and another, so I'd be safe to assume it can handle multiple wireless connections...?

You can try the RAM but you won't see a huge difference but for a hardcore gamer....we need every ounce of strength:hehe:

My wireless router can handle 4 different connections at a time before it shuts down from being overloaded... So I would say the minimum connections is 2(pending the size of the router) and the max is well....an office full. So it really depends on the manufacturer, how many ports it has etc etc. So if you can find out who made it, you can look on there website to see how many different channels and such it accepts.

 

[Wessex_Electric_Nutter]

Oh yeppers, the computer was just built by myself and can easily handle higher MHz RAM. The wireless router there now already serves her laptop and another, so I'd be safe to assume it can handle multiple wireless connections...?

What wireless router to you use? The house I am in has a Netgear DG834PN router, it has 6 antennas, but regulary, there are 8 or more PCs connected to it. You may see (some) delay when it comes to multiple connections, but most routers should cope. You can go hybrid, Cat5E on 2 devices, wireless for one. (I've got a different problem, it is pratical to run Cat5E, but I lack the sockets, I have 2 networkable printers, 3 desktops, several laptops and to connect them, I need my own 16 port switch. I have to go wireless).

Yes, there are 3 different access points in the house I live on, but thats not too much of a problem, most of my PCs use the Netgear one, as its 108mbps N, I'd love to have a 300mbps one, as half my laptops can cope with that speed.

The other option is to fit a wireless PCI card to your desktop, then set up an adhoc network that way, you may need to enable DHCP services or find an app that allows you to use DHCP services/Auto IP configuation/etc.

 

[Rougespear7mm]

Yes, well I have a wireless card in my laptop and I looked into getting a wireless PCI LAN card for the desktop; they're cheap at $30 but that still leaves my Xbox out in the cold and feeling lonely... Just a wild guess: If I install a wireless PCI card in my desktop, will it "energize" the RJ45 connection on the motherboard? That way, I could run a patch-cord from the mobo to the Xbox... Just a thought!?

 

[Gandalf0444]

I don't own an xbox so this is just a stab in the dark, but do they have any sort of wireless adapter type things that you can buy to put onto the xbox? Much like how the old PS2s had a separate "block" to buy that you slid into the expansion bay?

 

[Wessex_Electric_Nutter]

Yes, well I have a wireless card in my laptop and I looked into getting a wireless PCI LAN card for the desktop; they're cheap at $30 but that still leaves my Xbox out in the cold and feeling lonely... Just a wild guess: If I install a wireless PCI card in my desktop, will it "energize" the RJ45 connection on the motherboard? That way, I could run a patch-cord from the mobo to the Xbox... Just a thought!?

What do you mean by "energize"? The RJ-45 port is always on - unless the OS has disabled it to save power. The RJ45 port is therefore always looking for a computer to connect to. You could "bridge" the connection however.
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/wxpbrdge.html
You may need to set your XBOX and PC to a static IP address that follows the same pattern, uses the same subnet and gateway. Commonly, this is 192.168.1.1 (or 0.1), 172.16.90.1 (IRRC) or 10.0.0.1.

The wireless card maybe added to the laptop yourself, if it hasn't got an internal one, or upgraded yourself. I recently upgraded my sisters Aspire One (Tanya's PC) with an Intel 4965ABGN card, as her Atheros based one had 2 problems, it kept dropping out and wasn't N enabled. IT only cost me £8.