# May I use wireless node? **URL:** \ **Category:** getting started\ **Tags:** hardware\ **Created:** [July 22, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313 "2023-07-22T05:18:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![X64win](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/x64win/32/1137_2.png) [@X64win](https://forum.storj.io/u/X64win)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/1 "2023-07-22T05:18:15Z")
I have situation when I can not use cable connection. Can I use Wi-Fi wireless connection and what settings or software need to be installed in this case? ---
**Author:** ![JWvdV](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jwvdv/32/7814_2.png) [@JWvdV](https://forum.storj.io/u/JWvdV)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/2 "2023-07-22T05:45:34Z")
Yes, you can. Although it will be less reliable, is a little bit more power intensive and adds some latency. But if you don’t have other options, just go for it. No special settings or software needed. ---
**Author:** ![snorkel](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/snorkel/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@snorkel](https://forum.storj.io/u/snorkel)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/3 "2023-07-23T12:39:46Z")
You can check this guide. Some of the settings apply to wifi too. [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/network-subsystem/net-sub-performance-tuning-nics](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/network-subsystem/net-sub-performance-tuning-nics) Also, if your router and pc supports 5GHz connections, set unique name for it, not common with 2.4GHz, and link the PC with autoconnect when in range only to 5GHz. This prevents the PC to keep switching between bands and is the fastest between the two. You can also enable QoS and allocate a dedicated bandwith for Storj, disable Guess network if you don’t use it, play with security settings, disable WPS, use AES encryption, wpa2/3 psk, etc, disable DDoS prevention, play with advanced wifi settings etc. But read some guides and understand what all those do, first. On PC, play with the power settings; set optimise for performance for wifi, etc. You don’t want the wifi card to go to sleep, and you want maximum performance for it. ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/4 "2023-07-24T05:43:30Z")
To add. If you would use an old WiFi protocols which are able to connect only on 54Mbps, your actual throughput wouldn’t be greater than 36Mbps, and they do not “like” multiple parallel transfers either. Just be aware of it. ---
**Author:** ![JWvdV](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jwvdv/32/7814_2.png) [@JWvdV](https://forum.storj.io/u/JWvdV)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/5 "2023-07-24T06:36:44Z")
> [@Alexey](#): > > If you would use an old WiFi protocols which are able to connect only on 54Mbps, your actual throughput wouldn’t be greater than 36Mbps. Indeed, in that case spending $5 might be worth it. But that is only an issue of the hardware is far before 2014. But usually, the network/internet speed isn’t the bottleneck. Since most drives even won’t perform in the 36Mbps range in random IO. ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/6 "2023-07-24T07:10:42Z")
The main issue here is inability to handle dozens parallel connections. ---
**Author:** ![X64win](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/x64win/32/1137_2.png) [@X64win](https://forum.storj.io/u/X64win)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/7 "2023-07-24T11:52:09Z")
That’s the problem. I have 300 Mbps router, but my LAN card is just 100 Mbps. Have you ideas? ---
**Author:** ![JWvdV](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jwvdv/32/7814_2.png) [@JWvdV](https://forum.storj.io/u/JWvdV)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/8 "2023-07-24T12:13:50Z")
Using the 100Mbps LAN card, because it’s comparable to 200Mbps WiFi and also more stable (alsoo not so much to win, if WiFi is at maximum 300Mbps; LAN probably is better either way). Furthermore 100Mbps probably will suffice. ---
**Author:** ![snorkel](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/snorkel/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@snorkel](https://forum.storj.io/u/snorkel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/9 "2023-07-24T15:51:28Z")
100Mbps are plenty for a storagenode. You must take into account the internet speed as well; if you have like 50Mbps up and down WAN, that’s the bottleneck. How old is that PC? What are the components? I’m courious? ---
**Author:** ![snorkel](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/snorkel/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@snorkel](https://forum.storj.io/u/snorkel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/10 "2023-07-24T16:03:18Z")
I browsed through your posts, and I foud parts of your machine spread across many topics 😁. You could centralise it in a single topic, with all the components, mobo, cpu, ram, ports, slots, hdd, cards, internet speed, software, etc. and ask us what to impruve, or how to make the best of your system. Just to let us understand the whole setup. From what I found, you have: - old PC - linux - lan card 100Mbps - wifi card ?Mbps (how many antenae?) - 2TB IDE HDD. What’s your energy price $/KWh? ---
**Author:** ![JWvdV](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jwvdv/32/7814_2.png) [@JWvdV](https://forum.storj.io/u/JWvdV)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/11 "2023-07-24T16:52:55Z")
Not to forget to mention the fact, there it a 300Mbps router involved (WiFi 4?) and TS is already on the edge of giving up. As his name and also Storage pool he mentioned in another thread and NTFS, it’s Windows and not Linux. ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/12 "2023-07-25T03:49:33Z")
I believe it’s Linux though despite the author’s nickname: > [@Can I create node on old PC with IDE HDD?](https://forum.storj.io/t/can-i-create-node-on-old-pc-with-ide-hdd/23314): > > I have installed Linux on old PC. There is only IDE HDD supported. Can I make second node? Or is it low speed with IDE drive? But I hope @X64win doesn’t use NTFS on Linux, because it’s not native and will work much slower than on ext4 and filesystem would be corrupted much more often and requires to boot to Windows to fix it. ---
**Author:** ![JWvdV](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jwvdv/32/7814_2.png) [@JWvdV](https://forum.storj.io/u/JWvdV)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/13 "2023-07-25T05:37:58Z")
> [@Alexey](#): > > I believe it’s Linux though despite the author’s nickname: Interestingly, he’s using a Windows Storage Pool… > [@Hard to create stable node](https://forum.storj.io/t/hard-to-create-stable-node/23330/6): > > Western Digital, Windows disk pool, NTFS. About setup, what do you mean? At least a little bit confusing… Sounds like I’m in the edge of giving up too… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/14 "2023-07-25T07:14:43Z")
Perhaps two setups, or one after another on the same old hardware, who knows except the author 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![snorkel](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/snorkel/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@snorkel](https://forum.storj.io/u/snorkel)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/15 "2023-07-25T07:36:26Z")
I hope we’re not going the “Gameboy can mine BTC” route with Storj. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![X64win](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/x64win/32/1137_2.png) [@X64win](https://forum.storj.io/u/X64win)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/16 "2023-07-25T07:41:35Z")
Wrong information you found. I ask about for second node on old machine. ---
**Author:** ![X64win](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/x64win/32/1137_2.png) [@X64win](https://forum.storj.io/u/X64win)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/17 "2023-07-25T07:50:47Z")
I have Win10, 4 Gb RAM, 2 TB SATA HDD, 2 Core CPU, 100 MBps LAN, 300 Mbps router. 100 Mbps internet connection. I think it’s more but I check speed of it and see about 96 - 98 MBps network connection. ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/may-i-use-wireless-node/23313/18 "2023-07-25T07:53:55Z")
The speed of your internet channel to the closest location doesn’t matter too much, the more important the speed between your node and the customers across the globe. Since you cannot be close to everyone, some races would be loosen.