Upgrading Router and Wireless Desktop Card

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mission17

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Hey everyone, at the moment I have a Westell 327W router that we have verizon dsl. In my status, it says I am running at 100mbps on this downstairs computer. On my desktop computer upstairs I am using a Linksys SpeedBooster 802.11g Wireless Desktop Card Model: WMP54GS so I am only operating at 54mbps. I want to increase that because I want faster internet and especially because I am into playing online multiplayer games like Battlefield 2. I was wondering if all I need to do is upgrade the wireless desktop card or do I or do you think I should upgrade the router also?
If I need to upgrade the router will either of these work:
D-Link Wireless 108G Gaming Router with GameFuel Technology
Model: DGL-4300
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7007561&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat62500050038&id=1099392512182

D-Link RangeBooster N Wireless-N Router
Model: DIR-625
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7842668&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat102800050001&id=1142298456685

Now onto the Wireless Desktop Cards:
D-Link Platinum RangeBooster Wireless-N Desktop Card
Model: DWA-542
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7843747&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat102800050001&id=1142298456916


D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Card
Model: DWA-552
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8040363&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat102800050000&id=1157068455017

Is D-Link a good name for networking compared to say Linksys because thats what I have at the moment and I am going to college for networking next year so I want to take on this challenge of getting the network faster. Sorry for the long post, but if you could help out in any way it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Jeff
 
The card and router you have now are fine. You said all you do is surf the net and play games online, both of those are limited by your internet connection speed, not your router. The only reason I can see why you might want to upgrade is if your have a home network and exchange files constantly, or have LANs but still in my opionion 56mbps is plenty for that also.

You asked if you have to upgrade both. If you only want 100mbps like you have downstairs than all you need to do is upgrade your desktop card. If you want the connection between computers to be faster your headed in the right direction going with N. But in the completly wrong direction by buying from bestbuy.

The first router you selected is the same speed as you have now (100mbps) so there wouldnt be a point.

The second router seems good, as well as the other cards. But I REALLY suggest you buy from someplace else. Newegg is great with networking.

Http://newegg.com

:)
 
Ok well I use newegg.com all the time because I just built my own computer so I bought just about all the parts from there, but the price of the desktop card is the same as the price is at bestbuy why should I but from newegg when I could just go 10 mins from my house and get it there. By the way, here are my settings from a speed test at speakeasy.net:

Download speed: 2758kbps
Upload speed: 713kbps

I am thinking that since the conection on the downstairs computer is 100mbps and the upstairs is only 54mbps that I will just upgrade the destop card to the D-Link Platinum RangeBooster Wireless-N Desktop Card and I think that will make my gaming better. Do you think that will work out?
 
Because I hate bestbuy, they alwase gave me hell whenever I wanted technical support and never fulfilled my rebates.

Surly then there is a compusa near by? They have the same products. Router, and Card although from the review the card doesnt look so good.

What your wanting should work, and you will get 100mbps upstairs, but its still pointless. Your webconnection is only 2.7mbps. Getting a new card wont affect your gaming at all.
 
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