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Kombucha 07/22/22 4:38:39 PM #1:	Do you use an ethernet jack for your PC? Yes No Do you use an ethernet jack for your PC? - Results (57 votes) Yes 82.46% (47 votes) 47 No 17.54% (10 votes) 10 Got me thinking, I recently purchased a laptop with one- the first one I've had in years. Do you use one on your PC/Laptop? Does it make much of a difference vs WiFi in 2022? --- http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest <cite>Kombucha posted [p:966762588] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote> Do you use an ethernet jack for your PC? Yes No Vote View Results Do you use an ethernet jack for your PC? - Results (57 votes) Yes 82.46% (47 votes) 47 No 17.54% (10 votes) 10 Show Voting Form function poll_vote() { var vote_option = $("input[name='poll_vote']:checked").val(); if(!vote_option) return; $.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: '/ajax/forum_poll_vote', data: { option: vote_option, board: '400', topic: '80103250', message: '0', key: '4ce91f28' }, success: function(response) { if(response.error) { alert(response.error); } else { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").html(response.html).show(); } } }); } function view_results_legacy() { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").show(); } function hide_results_legacy() { $("#poll_results").hide(); $("#poll_vote").show(); } Got me thinking, I recently purchased a laptop with one- the first one I've had in years. Do you use one on your PC/Laptop? Does it make much of a difference vs WiFi in 2022? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HovaRex 07/22/22 4:41:03 PM #2:	You can't be cereal. --- I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide. <cite>HovaRex posted [p:966762652] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>You can't be cereal. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NoxObscuras 07/22/22 4:42:02 PM #3:	I don't. My PC is in my room and my router is not... not worth running a super long ethernet cable between the two when I have a 7 year old son. --- PSN - NoxObscuras Z490 \| i9-10900K \| EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra \| 32GB DDR4 3600 \| 4TB SSD <cite>NoxObscuras posted [p:966762678] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>I don't. My PC is in my room and my router is not... not worth running a super long ethernet cable between the two when I have a 7 year old son. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MixedRaceBaby 07/22/22 4:42:30 PM #4:	latency is still a problem with wifi. whenever i can, i always plug it in. --- For the mixed race babies! <cite>MixedRaceBaby posted [p:966762692] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>latency is still a problem with wifi. whenever i can, i always plug it in. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MedeaLysistrata 07/22/22 4:46:06 PM #6:	The wifi signal doesn't reach to my room lol, so usually yes --- "Why is ontology so expensive?" - JH [Is this live?][Joyless planet...] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:966762774] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>The wifi signal doesn't reach to my room lol, so usually yes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pitlord_Special 07/22/22 4:47:43 PM #7:	Yeah, I put the modem and router near my PC in my bedroom. I dont have any wifi adapter on it so couldnt say if it makes a huge difference. --- Posted from my iPhone 13 <cite>Pitlord_Special posted [p:966762810] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, I put the modem and router near my PC in my bedroom. I dont have any wifi adapter on it so couldnt say if it makes a huge difference. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 07/22/22 4:51:47 PM #8:	Yup, I have a 10G ethernet port connected to my router with a 10G SFP+ module, so I can get those sweet, sweet speeds above a gigabit from my ISP. Sure, I could do it wirelessly, but I'd rather have a hard connection since I'm right there. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:966762904] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>Yup, I have a 10G ethernet port connected to my router with a 10G SFP+ module, so I can get those sweet, sweet speeds above a gigabit from my ISP. Sure, I could do it wirelessly, but I'd rather have a hard connection since I'm right there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kombucha 07/22/22 4:52:40 PM #9:	Master_Bass posted... Yup, I have a 10G ethernet port connected to my router with a 10G SFP+ module, so I can get those sweet, sweet speeds above a gigabit from my ISP. Sure, I could do it wirelessly, but I'd rather have a hard connection since I'm right there. That must be nice, those speeds are GOAT. I personally can't hardwire because the router is in another room unless I want to spend time away from the neckbeard nest. --- http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest <cite>Kombucha posted [p:966762923] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>Master_Bass posted... </cite> <quote>Yup, I have a 10G ethernet port connected to my router with a 10G SFP+ module, so I can get those sweet, sweet speeds above a gigabit from my ISP. Sure, I could do it wirelessly, but I'd rather have a hard connection since I'm right there.</quote> That must be nice, those speeds are GOAT. I personally can't hardwire because the router is in another room unless I want to spend time away from the neckbeard nest. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JoeBurrow 07/22/22 4:58:50 PM #10:	speeds and latency and stability are so much better on ethernet If I have a choice I will never game on wifi ever again <cite>JoeBurrow posted [p:966763064] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>speeds and latency and stability are so much better on ethernet If I have a choice I will never game on wifi ever again </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JoeBurrow 07/22/22 4:59:30 PM #11:	Kombucha posted... That must be nice, those speeds are GOAT. I personally can't hardwire because the router is in another room unless I want to spend time away from the neckbeard nest. if both rooms have coaxial ports look into MoCA adapters <cite>JoeBurrow posted [p:966763079] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>Kombucha posted... </cite> <quote>That must be nice, those speeds are GOAT. I personally can't hardwire because the router is in another room unless I want to spend time away from the neckbeard nest.</quote>if both rooms have coaxial ports look into MoCA adapters </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ehhwhatever 07/22/22 5:02:54 PM #12:	I have that yellow cable for a printer. Yo --- hic magnus fluctus <cite>ehhwhatever posted [p:966763155] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>I have that yellow cable for a printer. Yo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kombucha 07/22/22 5:07:13 PM #13:	JoeBurrow posted... if both rooms have coaxial ports look into MoCA adapters Thanks for the heads up. I will look into this. --- http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest <cite>Kombucha posted [p:966763251] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>JoeBurrow posted... </cite> <quote>if both rooms have coaxial ports look into MoCA adapters</quote> Thanks for the heads up. I will look into this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
garan 07/22/22 5:14:15 PM #14:	JoeBurrow posted... speeds and latency and stability are so much better on ethernet If I have a choice I will never game on wifi ever again Same. <cite>garan posted [p:966763406] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>JoeBurrow posted...</cite> <quote>speeds and latency and stability are so much better on ethernet If I have a choice I will never game on wifi ever again </quote> Same.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solar_Crimson 07/22/22 5:23:31 PM #16:	NoxObscuras posted... I don't. My PC is in my room and my router is not... not worth running a super long ethernet cable between the two This, except the router is on a different floor altogether as well. --- "To Republicans, life begins at conception and ends in elementary school." - GranolaPanic <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:966763611] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>NoxObscuras posted... </cite> <quote>I don't. My PC is in my room and my router is not... not worth running a super long ethernet cable between the two</quote>This, except the router is on a different floor altogether as well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativeme 07/22/22 5:33:18 PM #17:	nope. would have to stretch the cable through half the house and the wifi works pretty good on it. when i buy a house i probably would though. <cite>creativeme posted [p:966763844] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>nope. would have to stretch the cable through half the house and the wifi works pretty good on it. when i buy a house i probably would though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Iodine 07/22/22 5:35:12 PM #18:	Yeah my router is 3 feet away from my PC. --- In Belichick we Trust <cite>Iodine posted [p:966763889] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>Yeah my router is 3 feet away from my PC. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 07/22/22 5:37:36 PM #19:	When I lived in the dorms and paying for my own internet yeah I hooked directly to my router. At home I just use wifi --- I'm a Taurus I like collecting headphones and iems. My fave game of all time is DMC 3 SE on PC w/ style switch mod. IMO it the best button masher on earth <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:966763950] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>When I lived in the dorms and paying for my own internet yeah I hooked directly to my router. At home I just use wifi </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pas5wordFAQ 07/24/22 1:12:43 PM #20:	I do for my gaming console. --- A Password FAQ for Golden Sun <cite>Pas5wordFAQ posted [p:966803191] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>I do for my gaming console. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
warlock7735 07/24/22 1:14:51 PM #21:	Everything in my house is hardwired. --- CE Mafia Archive https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u3gaka98zsp3m0e/AADYBrilDyGYhlAbpEnac5d_a?dl=0 <cite>warlock7735 posted [p:966803231] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>Everything in my house is hardwired. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BuckVanHammer 07/24/22 1:18:59 PM #22:	ya. thankfully have a basement so running cable was pretty easy. i got plaster walls which kinda suck for wifi --- Minimal, yet feature rich. https://imgur.com/bphehs8 <cite>BuckVanHammer posted [p:966803312] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>ya. thankfully have a basement so running cable was pretty easy. i got plaster walls which kinda suck for wifi </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragon239 07/24/22 1:20:37 PM #23:	Yes. I even have a cable running out of my room (just, lying on the floor through my doorway lol) into the router like...20 feet away. --- http://i.imgur.com/nkZgO.jpg <cite>Dragon239 posted [p:966803344] in Do you use... [t:80103250]...</cite> <quote>Yes. I even have a cable running out of my room (just, lying on the floor through my doorway lol) into the router like...20 feet away. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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