Wireless Router Thingy

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:12 pm

Ordered a new desktop and laptop yesterday.
Both with wireless NICs
What kind of router thingy thing do I need to buy in order to make them talk to one another, and also for the laptop to access interweb ?
Will make a wireless network, so do I connect my cable modem into the wireless router thingy or what ?

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:30 am

12 hours and no replies/speculation.
Call yourselves interweb expertz do you ?

Zim Zum · Post by **Zim Zum** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:44 am

You won't need your cable router. Just buy any wireless adsl router. Or wait til the end of this month for the Buffalo A&G wireless router which will be the first dual band router released in the UK (I think) and has double the speed of existing wireless routers.

Although if you live in a terraced house you'll be providing internet for the whole street unless you turn down the broadcast intensity.

Post by **Benn** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:16 am

Zim Zum wrote:Although if you live in a terraced house you'll be providing internet for the whole street unless you turn down the broadcast intensity.

...or just have some kind of security!

Post by **senji** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:32 am

Fix your old pc, put a self configured linux firewall on it, hook it up with your wireless router, sorted.

Nox · Post by **Nox** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:42 pm

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit ... torWrapper

They do some other ones if you're looking for something more specific. Was using old one for about a year and just got the one. Have to be careful not to kick it around tho.

(yes i do still read these forums)

Ingo · Post by **Ingo** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:16 pm

if you are cable you dont need an adsl router, you can use a cheaper standard router.

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:42 pm

Is this one any good ? -
Linksys WRT54GC-UK

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 90-0726013

I'm still confused.
I now have a laptop and a desktop PC, both fitted with wireless n/w cards (Wwell the desktop seems to have some kind of USB wireless network adapter that sits on top of it).
I have my cable modem.

I want something that I can plug my cable modem into.
I dont want a cable from my PC or Laptop to the router/whatever or to the cable modem.

So, does that linksys thing I linked to serve the purpose ?
Is the price reasonable ?

Nixon · Post by **Nixon** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:48 pm

I'm looking to invest in one soon as well, moving flats soon and neither me nor my mate has one.

I have a USB linksys wireless card and it was alright last year, although probably not the best thing for performance.

Angus · Post by **Angus** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:48 pm

Ive heard wireless can be a cunt for online gaming.

Because im getting a flat, and my 2 flatmates both use laptops, and i have my 360, what im going to do is plug the broadband into my pc, so i have the stable connection, then set up a lan (if possible) and if not just set up a wireless connection they can pick up, along with my 360.

Unsure exactly what ill do, will read into it later.

Nixon · Post by **Nixon** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:50 pm

It was for me last year, I don't really know if it was the conn or the wireless, but its a bit of a bitch for interference and losing conn.