Comments on: Wireless Internet VS Ethernet Internet in college

By: mike

mike — Sat, 01 May 2010 23:41:24 +0000

You mention that you use apache server on your laptop, and the you can only access it via local host.

I use a service called DynDns.org that is a free service that will assign your public IP to a DNS name, pretty much of your choice. Then use one of their applications on their site that will tell them that your public IP has changed, and the apache will work on your laptop even via a wireless connection.

For example, my laptop, which is ubuntu, runs ddclient. So every time it boots up, it notifies DynDns of its public IP. So if I was running apache on my laptop, I would have my account set to update say, MyFunkyLaptop.dyndns.org then no matte where I was, poepl could connect to my apache server.

Hope this makes sense, but it works great!

By: jim@cable signal booster

jim@cable signal booster — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:07:28 +0000

I love having direct ethernet because it is a lot faster. With wireless I find major lag especially if there is more than one person on the net.

College wifi is good because their connection is super fast.

By: Ina@DesktopTube

Ina@DesktopTube — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:36:50 +0000

I choose whatever is best to my situation.
In the office we have ethernet and wifi, if I am on my desk I use ethernet and wifi if otherwise.

simple as that. So for college I think wifi is a good choice.

By: Fred@Computer Desk

Fred@Computer Desk — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:12:09 +0000

Wireless Internet is great for several purposes, e.g. mobility but also if you do not have a direct wired connection in your room but need Internet. Then again, the response times sometimes suck. I’d favor wired Internet.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:57:19 +0000

@chris: I don’t think there will be a huge difference if they’re sharing the same basic Internet connection, provided you have a good signal strength.

By: chris@Halo Reach

chris@Halo Reach — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:08:02 +0000

I honestly had no idea that the up and down could be impacted that much by going wireless. I have an extremely long ethernet cord that runs from my PC in my bedroom to my xbox 360 in the living room. Do you think it eould be better to just go wireless?

By: Anonymous Prime

Anonymous Prime — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:45:17 +0000

Oh.....you can change the ones at school....but i'm sure they'd be pretty pissed. Anonymous Prime’s latest post: Save some dollar$!

By: Spot Cool Tech

Spot Cool Tech — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:05:56 +0000

Even though I have an Ethernet cable right by my desk I find that I almost never use it with my laptop. For me, the downsides of wifi aren't as big as you make them sound (my wifi isn't much slower and it almost never disconnects). But, mostly, I think I don't plug in the Ethernet because, well, I'm lazy. Spot Cool Tech’s latest post: Print Personalized Discs

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:28:38 +0000

Well at home the wireless is quick enough — it’s at school that it has a few flaws. I can’t really change the setup at school :)

By: Anonymous Prime

Anonymous Prime — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:21:03 +0000

If you had access to the Wireless AP's, you could increase the beacon power and prevent frequent disconnects. I love the ease of wireless, but the potential security risk is my biggest concern. The bandwidth on an Ethernet connection is awesome, but being tethered to shit is soo 1990's. Anonymous Prime’s latest post: Save some dollar$!