PCIe WiFi adapter

[tylerd308]

Just wondering about this adapter and if it’s compatible with a B350 mobo

https://www.walmart.com/ip/TP-Link-N300-Wi-Fi-PCI-Express-Adapter-TL-WN881ND/20532118?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=8335&adid=22222222228014960897&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=52490066471&wl4=aud-273067695102la-84052003271&wl5=9016972&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=117079730&wl11=online&wl12=20532118&wl13=&veh=sem

 

[captaincharisma]

what adapter? all you said it was a PCI-E wifi adapter. it should though as long as you have a free PCI-E x1 slot

 

[tylerd308]

Those usually go into PCIe 2.0 right?

 

[Wolfshadw]

PCIE is backwards and forward compatible.

-Wolf sends

 

[tylerd308]

I added the link in the original post

 

[Wolfshadw]

Shouldn't matter, but still not seeing the link.

-Wolf sends

 

[tylerd308]

Shouldn't matter, but still not seeing the link.

-Wolf sends

http://

 

[tylerd308]

Or i could get a wireless router and then just run a ethernet cable to my PC.. I really dont know what to do.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Ideally you want to run Ethernet from your Modem/Router directly to your PC.
Only in the case of long, extensive and/or inconvenient runs should you consider a wireless connection.

-Wolf sends

 

[tylerd308]

Ideally you want to run Ethernet from your Modem/Router directly to your PC.
Only in the case of long, extensive and/or inconvenient runs should you consider a wireless connection.

-Wolf sends

I will have my modem in one room across the hall from my room. so id have to run a cable through the walls just to have a direct connection unless i figure out something about this coax cable that is coming out of the wall in my room. and of course the modem is from xfinity so it is hooked up to our cable boxes for the TVs, so i am worried that if i unplug the modem in the room that it is in rright now, i will screw up our TV connection.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Given your situation, it appears that WiFi is the easiest option. There are other options available like MoCA and Poewrline networks, but they tend to have a higher up front cost with no guarantees of better performance than WiFi.

Obviously, if it's your home, your best option is to run Ethernet through the walls, but if that's not an option, again, the easiest (if not best) option is WiFi.

-Wolf sends

 

[tylerd308]

So I started messing around with the modem and I found out it’s a MoCA cable and that’s what the cable in my room is.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Yeah. MoCA stands for Media over COAX which is what your cable TV provider as well as most roof top antennae uses. Like I said, those are options, but with a much higher up front cost. I'd probably start with WiFi and see how that works for you before jumping into alternatives.

-Wolf sends