I have three computers in one room. I also have a wireless bridge located there. Only one of the three computers does not have a wifi adaptor. Does it make sense to connect the rest also to this bridge (and disable their internal wifi adaptors)?
The advantage I can think of is that the bridge has larger wifi antennas than the computers have themselves, so the reception may be increased. Another advantage may be that the main router only has to deal with 1 client instead of 3 (so less interference in the air).
The downside might be that if the 3 computers are all downloading stuff at the same time, they might get lower bandwith (since it is not 3 connections in parallel but only 1 shared connection)? Or will it make no difference in bandwith? Since the main router also has to share it between the 3?
What option is the best?
The advantage I can think of is that the bridge has larger wifi antennas than the computers have themselves, so the reception may be increased. Another advantage may be that the main router only has to deal with 1 client instead of 3 (so less interference in the air).
The downside might be that if the 3 computers are all downloading stuff at the same time, they might get lower bandwith (since it is not 3 connections in parallel but only 1 shared connection)? Or will it make no difference in bandwith? Since the main router also has to share it between the 3?
What option is the best?