do i need to worry about changing desktop pc network adapter?
still trying to self-educate about whole network/router/modem dynamics....so forgive if i ask stupid question(s)....
current setup:
spectrum broadband into house....
...to cable/phone modem....
...to netgear WNDR3700 dual band N600 wireless....
...only wired output (ethernet cable?...not sure of name) to Dell XPS 8700 Windows 7 Pro i7 64bit with Dell Wireless 1703 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz (card? adapter?)
...all other connections to router are wireless (tv, wii, ps4, printer, phones, etc).
If i upgrade to LINKSYS Tri-Band AC4000 or AC5400, to take advantage of 5.0 ac connectivity, do i need to update my desktop network adapter (if that's what it's called). I'm not sure if it's an adapter on the motherboard (i think it might be), and if so, is it advisable for speed purposes, to try to swap it out for a card that can handle ac (if i can even swap/remove it from motherboard for a newer one), or do i just try to do one of those usb dongle adapters (no idea of how those work....seems like they wouldn't be as fast as something directly hardwired into my pc). i think i do have usb 3.0, if that matters.
or is that even a concern, given that my desktop pc is directly connected to the router by an ethernet cable? part of me is thinking that i would be getting my internet directly in/out from the cable modem via the new router....i guess it would be acting as nothing more than a powered switch, so to speak, so do i even need to worry if my pc can or can't handle 5.0ghz or ac, because it's not like i have my pc receiving data from the router wirelessly, so maybe it's all irrelevant?
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