OT: Wireless ADSL

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:22 pm

For anyone who's considering it, I can heartily recommend the NetGear DG834G.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 60-7072415

Nobby · Post by **Nobby** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:31 pm

Already do it m8. Got a belkin router set up with the desktop pc, and a notebook network card in the laptop. so can use it anywhere in the house. Great in summer when you can take it out in the garden

Nobby · Post by **Nobby** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:34 pm

The belkin router is also cheaper

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 27-6903060

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 1:35 pm

A whole Â£5 cheaper. Wow!

I've had Belkin stuff before though, and it was very flaky. Netgear have a very good reputation and their firmware is open source for all the nerds out there.

Nobby · Post by **Nobby** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:19 pm

Don't know if it's any better or worse. I've had it for almost 18 months and no problem so far. Got the belkin Gear because It was offered at half price when I bought my laptop.

Riss · Post by **Riss** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 11:47 am

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 45-4136663

I'm on broadband - wud i be better off with one of those??

Help - computer dunce alert!!!

I want to connect up the laptop and my pc so I can do stuff like emails and web on the laptop, and also share the printer???

carl · Post by **carl** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 9:36 pm

If you want to share the printer as well, you'll need one with a print server built in. I have the D-Link DI-714P+ which does the job, presuming you already have a cable/ADSL modem with an Ethernet port on it. If not, you'll need one with an integrated ADSL modem.

There are Netgear and Linksys equivalents to the D-Link. Personally I'd stick with one of the "network kit" manufacturers rather than go for Belkin.

Riss · Post by **Riss** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 10:09 pm

Now I'm confuzled...

Ok I have NTL broadband, the modem is connected via usb to the pc - I dont think my pc has an ethernet connection

Eeeek where's Paul??? Help!!!!!

carl · Post by **carl** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 11:17 pm

You'll be needing Ethernet. USB is a horrible protocol -- it's for printers, scanners and whatnot, not networking.

Your cable modem should have an Ethernet port as well as USB (mine has).

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 2:13 pm

If you want to share the printer as well, you'll need one with a print server built in.

Unless you plan on keeping the attached PC switched on, of course.

Riss · Post by **Riss** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:29 am

Well I thought I wud have to keep the PC on anyway??

OMG now I'm even more puzzled than when I started