processors

Can a processor affect the way a w/lan works as opposed to a lan as a friend
has a 233 mhz intel on 128 mbdramm and is complaining about the time it
takes to get online ,i recomended changing board and processor as well as
mem ,anythoughts accepted> Thanks>john
ps:it was working yesterday but not today then it came up after 10 mins or
so and the pc is in same room as router netgear mr 814 v1,told them i would
wire it as i am wired to same router.
john

John wrote:
> Can a processor affect the way a w/lan works as opposed to a lan as a friend
> has a 233 mhz intel on 128 mbdramm and is complaining about the time it
> takes to get online ,i recomended changing board and processor as well as
> mem ,anythoughts accepted> Thanks>john
It could yes, depending on how much proccesing is done on the card and
how much in software by the driver. My laptop is a little slower overall
when using the wireless card-even for non-network operations.

> ps:it was working yesterday but not today then it came up after 10 mins or
> so and the pc is in same room as router netgear mr 814 v1,told them i would
> wire it as i am wired to same router.
> john
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No contest: if you can get a lead to it do it that way. It's faster,
cheaper,more secure, and more reliable.