How much faster is a wireless bridge than a wireless network adapter?

I have a second PC that i want to use for gaming and other internet downloading things and I am not able to find any stats on the internet comparing a wireless bridge to a wireless adapter. How must faster is a bridge? How much slower is it than a hard wired connection? Thanks!How much faster is a wireless bridge than a wireless network adapter?
I'm not sure if you have your terms mixed up, or exactly what you're asking. but i'll try...



anything with ';wireless'; in the name relies on the speed of the wireless. a bridge usually connects to your computer over a wire, then ';beams'; the internet signal back to your main router via wireless. so the slowest point is the wireless part, so it doesn't matter how fast the wire is because you are limited to the wireless speed. If you are using wireless G standard the max speed is 54mbps, if you have really nice equipment and can use wireless N the max speed is 300mbps. Though your internet speed is probably 5mbps to 20mbps so really either of them is ok.



if you can run a wire, you can use GigabitEthernet which is 1gbps, or 1000mbps. or you can use FastEthernet which is way more common, at 100mbps.



wired networks are usually far faster and more stable than wireless networks. if you are using wireless and surfing along at a happy 54mbps then your cordless phone rings, someone turns on a microwave, or another laptop wants to hop on your wireless network, then your speeds will drop 50% or more. whereas if you are on the wired network, wired networks are not really affected by cordless phones or microwaves unless the cables are right next to them, and your router can easily provide fast speeds to more than one user, with a 5mbps connection 2 or 3 computers should be able to get online with no problem. and with a 20mbps connection you could run a small company.How much faster is a wireless bridge than a wireless network adapter?
Wired connection is more reliable than wireless. If you can connect your PC trhough wire without any problem then do it. But if it is difficult to lay a cable then go to a wrieless. Just make sure that you will place your PC where you could get a good signal from your wireless router...good luck...jexter@eastern.com.ph