D-Link USB Adapters

[Pieman]

Hi All
Due to work changing their policies - I will be switching to Virgin for BB.....looking at 20 or 50 (due to the price reductions) so will be getting an N router etc which I want to move to

Looking at the 50mb they throw in a USB adapter....my question is that at the moment I have a 54mb G PCI card in my desktop PC with an extended wire to bring the aerial from behind the desk. If I plug the USB wireless adapter into the back of the PC (under the desk) will I get a poor signal generally - or is it better to be plugged into an "accessible" hub......

[Kymmy]

You could just simply get a small usb extension cable instead of a hub... but it does depend on where your USB ports are... Round the front and you might not have a problem, round the back and you've already proved that is a problem..

[Matt-08]

Plus, they do tend to get quite hot, so they'd be a lot better round the front where there is better air circulation.

[Pieman]

Thanks guys - another extension cable it will be then i think......up onto the top of the desk.....(or clipped into the corner of the wall...... ;)

[Peter_]

The USB adaptor for the Netgear routers comes with a extension cable and I think that the D Link one does as well.

[gumpy321]

The D-Link one does come supplied with an extension lead.