[Nightowl]

My onboard nic is failing and I need to buy a nic card. I have a dlink wbr-2310 wireless g router, and am wondering if the Intel PWLA8391GT 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter card will work with this router and make a difference or will it be dependent on my isp's speed? I've read tons of reviews on this card but just about every one of them talk about using it in a server environment. I don't do gaming so is this overkill or a good move for future upgrades?

winows xp home
old asus k8n mb
amd athlon 3000+
3 gb corsair

[Carbon]

Way overkill. g can only do 54Mbit/s.

[Nightowl]

Thank you.
I assume I could still use it until I upgrade the router, but it will be limited to 54mbps, correct?

[Hybr!d]

100 is more than your ISP so there is no point in 1000 unless you are sharing massive files to other PCs on a network.

[Nightowl]

I understand now, thank you. I guess the main reason I wanted this one is because I read you can change the mac address if needed. Thats not the only reason, but was a good one for me. I also thought that when I go to a higher tier with a new isp, it would give better performance.

[serverguy]

I'd always choose a Gig NIC over a 10/100 one just because it is so much faster, especially if you want to transfer files over a network, now or in the future.

There also very little more money.

But yes, for just internet, even 10Mbps is fine.