Any of you Chaps flying online with a wireless router? Time to upgrade at home and the wife wants to go wireless. Can you have hard wired and wireless? Thanks in advance.

If you're talking about a DSL modem/router, 99% of the wireless ones also have 4 ethernet ports. So, you can enable the wifi for a PC in another room that's doing things not as dependent on the stability of a connection, like web browsing. But you will still have the option of a wired ethernet connection for when you need to have reliable and responsive broadband, as in multiplayer.

Personally, i have extended my line to my PC desk so i don't have to mess with wireless at all. It's not that you won't get good speeds and reliability from wifi, it's just that there are less things to interfere with a wired connection. Now if the construction work near my home finishes and they cover up the ditches they have dug in the roads i will get my reliable broadband back. The power company and another ISP are both working there and it's playing havoc with lines in general, autumn rains don't help either as the ground gets soaked and they get interference from moisture.
I'm constantly capped at no more than 10Mbits on a 24Mbit connection and have disconnects and time outs all the time. Just goes to show that no matter how careful you are about setting these things up there's always bound to be something that's beyond your control, so i prefer "old fashioned" but tried and tested methods most of the time to minimize the amount of things that can go wrong

Thx for the response. Right now I have cable broadband.

I don't even do wireless,except as last resort.

My computer hard wired to router/to cable modem/to cable

I never have any kind of connection issues...EVER.

If you connection is important keep it hardwired.

My wife is in her office 40 feet away, wireless connection is slower and intermittent.

I don't think her speed of connection on an N type card is anywhere near as fast either.

Also, I have that super Maxed out gamer type router as well.

Stay with a hardwire, you'll never have to enter those discussions about losing your connection.

Someone should write a song about "Losing my connection". It's being played for real in the world each day. All it would take is change the lyrics to "Losing my Religion".

I agree with Blackdog, you can buy a router that has both. # of my computers are hard wired but my laptop and 2 PDAs use the wireless connection and I haven't had any issues. But for important stuff like flying IL-2 with my squadmates I leave nothing to chance and use a hard wired setup.

Then on the other hand, I have played on wireless for YEARS without so much as a hiccup. I even ran a helo server on a wireless connection for several years.
I just recently bought a card for $15.00 that is outstanding for strength and speed. and that is a G.
If you dont have a good connection in the next room, you got a weak card. and if you set it up dhcp you are already lost. Set a dedicated ip for it and you wont miss a beat. My friend regulary hosts an IL2 FB server on wirless connection with zero issues.
Thats my experiance with EECH, FS9, IL2, BF42, GR and several more.

Bonus, no cables laying around for the dog to chew. LOL

No problems here over several years using a G router.

I have used wireless routers to play IL2 in hyperlobby and never had any issues and none of my squadmates ever complained about lag.

Just don't have the wife turn on the microwave if the router is anywhere near the kitchen area

At present I'm driving truck over the road.

I've got an x52, TIR, and a 17' laptop in my truck. I've played IL-2 all over the lower 48 and Canada on WiFi from my truck. I've built a booster and put on an external directional antenna and have been able to play successfully from ranges of over a quarter mile regularly. Once on a good day, parked next to a lake, I was playing on a signal coming across from over 2 miles.

It's been my experience that as long as you have a steady ping you won't have or create any issues.

That being said, at home I still use a wired connection even tho I have a good wireless N router.

Cdr

I have had the same wireless router for 4 years, and they work fine, better than fine, no cables! I have used it in many online competitions as well, never a problem.