Here's the deal. USB 1.1 = 12 mbit/s USB 2.0 = 480 mbits/s 802.11B = MAX 11 mbit/s (realistically, ~6 mbit/s) 802.11G = MAX 54 mbit/s (realistically, ~23 mbit/s) Internet connection with...
Summary: PCI for you, PCI for your Dad (unless he has no slots left).
Of course: directly wiring at least one computer into the router is the BEST solution.
At home, I have the modem and router sitting on my PC desk, and my PC is wired to the router. My Tivo and DVD player use wifi to talk to the router.
Hmm, my computer is faster than my dad's so I was thinking of hooking mine directly to the router, and he could get the wireless.... I forgot that I had been thinking about that, too
that's a good idea.
then you'd only notice the slower wifi speeds when transferring files across the network between PCs.