802.11a adaptor for MVP?

[kenb88]

Anyone know of a 802.11a wireless ethernet adapter I could use with the mediaMVP to make it wireless? I see people are using 802.11b or g, but I already have an "a" network.

thanks

[Ericwiz]

Well, I dont know of anything specific but all you need is a wireless bridge that will do a. Then get a hub and plug the bridge and the MVP into that.

Try Dlink for starters

[Guest]

I don't know if I'd try using 11Mbps wireless, esp. with how inexpensive 54Mbps stuff is now. I use a Netgear WGR614 router and a Buffalo WLI2-TX1-G54 wireless bridge that my MVP connects to. I do have 64-bit WEP encryption enabled and it works fine with one exception. I did have to move my router a bit to get a strong signal. Without a strong signal the playback was plagued with "hitching" and sometimes froze. The only problem I have is occasionally rewinding or ffing will kill playback. Skip always works fine.

[sub]

I think 802.11a is actually 54Mbps. You're thinking of 802.11b.

[jjakober]

Sub,

That is correct!

jjakober

[kenb88]

Yeah,

I purchased the SMC2755W 802.11a access point and PC card for like $40 combined off of tigerdirect a while back. Works great for my laptop. I'd like to fit an adaptor on the mediaMVP to make it part of the network.

BTW - 802.11a has some range issues due to the 5Ghz freq, but its actual throughput is much better than 802.11g. Both claim 54Mbps signaling, but the throughputs differ terribly

-K

[aegisx]

802.11n should be out soon, should provide good range.