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...

I just found this article on the whole deal. http://www.everythingusb.com/forums/showthread.php?s=cae738e54f5ba5685d20accaa029a254&threadid=2596

So which is more practical? I have 4 usb slots, and 1 taken. I have room for a PCI card. My dad's computer...well, let's just say that might be a different deal. I'm going to get him a 802.11B ...

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