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Question from Kalin: I really love your blog Rick, especially how you answer people’s tech questions.
I know that most of the questions you answer are practical in nature but mine is somewhat theoretical so I hope you won’t mind answering it for me.
The question is this: If you have a choice, do you prefer using a wired Ethernet connection or Wi-FI to connect to the Internet? [Read more…]
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Question from Jane: Hi Rick. I recently read your post about using a powerline networking kit to access the Internet from a distant room.
Last night I began wondering if that solution would work in my situation.
A friend asked me the other day whether he should connect his computer to his router via WiFi or over a wired Ethernet connection.
My answer was…It depends.
First of all, is the computer in question sitting near the router or is it located in another room in the house?
Question from Michael: I just bought a Roku box I have the choice of connecting it to the Internet over Wi-Fi or with an Ethernet cable.
Which one should I choose?
The Roku box is close enough to the router to connect them with a cable and the Wi-Fi signal is strong there.
My question: Is there an advantage to using one method over the other? [Read more…]
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These days wireless Wi-Fi connections are the norm, but there are still situations in which we need to connect our computers to a router with a wired Ethernet connection.
In fact, just last month three different people asked me how they can connect a recent MacBook Pro or MacBook Air that doesn’t have an RJ-45 Ethernet connector to their router via an Ethernet cable.
It can be certainly be done, and it’s actually quite easy to do… [Read more…]