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Im using windows
you need a wifi card or dongle
can you take a photo of the back of your desktop?
Ok
that is very very old
Rip
do you have windows 10 or 11 on it?
Windows 10
well, your options are simple and short:
- use a cable
- buy a cheap wifi usb dongle from a known brand, like tplink or asus or d-link
what is even that ....
poor PC looks ancient 😦
And i will have to use the dongle to access the internet?
yes
like
Yes you basically are adding Wifi Hardware to it
thats because it is very old
vs having a card you installed to the motherboard
i cant use the wifi that i got in my house?
your house has wifi, that pc has nothing
they have to talk
your pc literally doesnt have the hardware for it
😢
thats why i suggest a cheap usb dongle for the wifi
150/300mbps are very cheap
Yeah but
depending where youare a cable could be cheaper
and will serve you more than well enough
yes, that is true
you can buy a long cat5e cable for stupid cheap
What about doors if i use cable
How will they close
drill or good luck
pick one
yea I just drill 😂
Ahh
And
The dongle
Best if you can rout it outside in but that is more $$$ of a job
if you have a telephone line, you can use it to get 100mbps
you can get ports to put in the wall etc
wait no way really?
yes, with 4 wires
thats all you need for 100mbps
but you still have to crimp on a rj45 yes?
If i use the dongle then i will also have to recharge it every month?
dafuk?
its a usb powered thing mate look it up
what?
😭
it doesnt have a battery
Alright wait
you plug it into USB and it gives you Wifi
simple as that
it's just a thingy that looks like a small flash drive
Yeah but it cant be unlimited right
and it blinky blink
I mean....
yea idk what to say xD
I just said its powered via usb
Cokdnejdjskks
I mean
I will have to recharge my home wifi and as well as the dongle every month?
wait
I mean
its using the home wifi
all this is is a connection between your home internet and your pc
just like a cable or any other wifi
OOOOOOO
this
damn
asus one sexy
its a wifi dongle
But how will i connect it to the home wifi?
Wifi
no, to wifi
I suggest you look this stuff up
Like just dig in
Ooo
If you are a developer you should learn to research this stuff even if its not code
Alright
Right
at this point you have the info
learn
I got a bit too comfortable
but in short, you buy a cheap one, shove in the usb port and ✨ magic ✨
mine is just 150mbps, and i use it as a backup
Ohh
but yeah, do some research
there's nothing special about these
they exist for over 10 years
After putting the usb in the desktop i can connect to wifi the same way i connect to WiFi in my phone and laptop?
yea before that you had to install a wifi PCI card xD
And no ugly wires needed?
yes
YAYYYYYYY
wires are beautiful af
but yes, no wires
thats why its called "wireless"
and it would come with a cd, to install the drivers
or would be a bulky huge connector with an antenna that would bend
tplink had lots of those fat ones
Can this pc not connect to bluetooth as well?
Will the usb dongle fix this too?
no, not usually
rarely, you can find a dongle that does both, but it's uncommon
Oh
So no bluetooth headphones in this pc
you can buy a bluetooth dongle
Nvm i could just buy a wire
the ones with those were nice cause you could extend them (just like routers now) with a coax cable
dood that PC looks so old I wouldn't count on it to have anything modern
its still using VGA ffs
I'm shocked its even running win10 honestly
i mean, intel 4th gen runs windows 10 pretty well, if you use an ssd
the ones where you could unplug the antenna were even better
It says windows 10 pro
4gb ram
64 bit os
yickes, 4gb
💀
better than 2
or 3
it's not going to be the quickest thing in the world, but if it's a choice between that and developing on your phone, I'd pick the PC with 4 gigs of ram any day
if that's what's in your budget, it's what's in your budget and it'll have to do
windows 10 is known for thrashing pretty badly with low amounts of ram
but honestly, it might be "fine" until the pc dies
Yeah
Im going to the market today to buy it
Should i just ask for wifi dongle to the shopkeeper?
What more names is it called incase they dont understand what i mean
wifi dongle should work, just make sure they don't make the same mistake. Tell them you want to connect your PC to your home wifi
if you say "usb wifi adapter" it might work too
Oh
Alright
Yo
I bought it
Its range is 2.4ghz
Is it food
Good
How far will it work fine?
depends
we would need to be in your house to answer that question
Oh
I ran a speed test
And it says 2.63 download speed and 6.93 upload speed
Mbps
whats your contracted soeed?
speed
How do i check it
Btw i didnt allow ookla my location
Does that matter?
no
you check it on the contract or a device connected via cable
2.4GHz is the frequency, not the range.
it has influence in the range, as 5ghz has shorter range due to lower penetraring power
depending on the material, number, thickness and distance of the walls, 5ghz may be dead before it reaches the device, while 2.4ghz might be usable
Oh wait
2.4ghz is better than 5ghz?
I was worried that i took the cheaper one💀
different, not better
it's different
Oh
What would be better for longer range
5GHz can reach higher speeds, and there's sometimes less interference on the 5GHz bands, but the trade off is that it has lower range and the hardware is more expensive
its like running shoes for athletes vs sneakers you wear at home
Oh
2.4ghz is getting very congestioned, which can cause issues and dropped packets due to poor signal:noise ratio
however, it reaches further because it's a lower frewuency
Would 5ghz be fine even for a computer connected 2 rooms away?
frequency
depends
read this
Btw my speed on pc is 3mbps and on phone its 13mbps
if you have an usb extension, you can place the thing in a better spot
Okay