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nirvana1234

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hey yall, right now i have a really crappy family PC in my downstairs living room. i will be making my own gaming PC in a few months. problem is my room is upstairs and i have some questions on networking.

alright first off can you run a router just off the internet connection. what I mean by this is i really dont know how long my family PC will live cuz its really old and i dont want to have to move the cables and all that whatnot upstairs cuz itll cost a lil too much for me. so can i connect the router without any PC and have the signal go upstarts to my soon to come PC.

i have cox digital cable if that helps answer my question.
 
ekk im not even sure. like are you talking about my current PC? cuz liek i said im trying to stay away from hooking anything up to thhat becuz i dont know how much longer that will last.

i just getting into the technical side of computers so bare with me. only thing i know is right now i have a motorola surfboard or something of that nature....sry i cant be of more help i am at school right now
 
ok, well the point is that if you by a router with a built in modem then you wil not need to connect it to the old machine for the internet connection, the router will connect and all it's output ethernet ports will be internet active
 
alright cool. i was reading up a lil more on networking and the article i was reading said that wireless networking is slower then wired(which ishould have realized). i am trying to play FPS games such as battlefield2 and half life 2 ect and im wondering if a wireless network would impede my gaming performance
 
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