Wi Fi and Hi Fi

For anyone considering Wi-Fi I would recommend that they go with 802.11g instead of 802.11b. You get 54Mbs vs. 11Mbs. This may be why some were reporting slowdowns as people were added to the network. Pay attention to security and lock your unit down as recommended above. This can't be stressed enough. Make sure your base station has an integrated switch vs. a hub - better perfomance. A few extra dollars spent on a good name brand is usually payed back with fewer frustrations.

As for interference with your hi-fi, remember the inverse square law and keep your base station some distance from your audio gear. Also you would probably be best not to plug the base station to the same circuit as you audio gear.

albert,

i run a modest 2-computer airport extreme network at home ("premium dsl"- close to a ghz dwn/up) and have had no audio interference problems whatsoever. i have also used the asante' friendlynet wifi cardbus adapter in my "older" powerbook w/o audible effect.

-kelly

Albert, I have a linksys 802.11b wireless router in my house. When I istalled a a DSL line. I did hear some noise on the AC line, they installed a filter on the phone box outside. Worked like a champ. It was a high pitched squeel. Anyway it's gone.

How about you pack up the Walker, and the phono stage, bring it over for a test. Of course, I'll need at least 30 days (likely more) for it to settle down and go through my rigorous test regimen....

One more option to consider: using the phone line (after the fact).
I have a high-speed cable feed entering a router that then goes into a nearby phone jack which can be accessed through any other phone jack in the house.