Wireless LAN Gear

[Angus]

My card was PCMCIA so not much good for your desktops!!!

Any that are 11g compatible should be compatible with the 3com router.

http://www.x-micro.com/wlan-11g-pcmcia.htm was the one I had, I got a new laptop with onboard wireless though so I didn't need it anymore.

[iMc]

ahhh cool.

Do i need to buy a splitter/micro-filter or will CPBB provide one? I think ill get one anyway as back up their pretty cheap.

[Angus]

If CPBB aren't supplying hardware, I wouldn't have thought that they'd supply a splitter.

Just found these on ebuyer, look quite good??

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=60654 router and switch

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=52628 PCI card

[Spud1]

i went for the netgear stuff, expensive i know but i have owned netgear routers before and never had any problems. its always best to get the same manufacturer of cards and routers too - there **shouldnt** be any issues with compatability but the chances are reduced if you keep to the same manufacturer

[DsW]

also another question im getting the ADSL from Central Point Broadband (www.cpbb.co.uk), now is that Annex A or Annex B as their are two diff types of the OfficeConnect router.

Annex A is DSL over POTS (normal BT line). Annex B is DSL over ISDN.

cheers,
dave

[iMc]

ok thanks very much.

[DsW]

Well.. just got my new US Robotics 9106 ADSL router up and running.. in under a minute.

Very easy indeed and a quick check on ShieldsUp! (www.grc.com) tells me that its secure to the MAX!

No more randomly dropped connections whilst using a PCI modem (which, were, incidently caused by my Audigy 2 hogging the PCI bus.. but thats another story!)... happy days..

cheers.
dave

[iMc]

what pci/usb wireless adaptor you using? would be interested to know what the range and connection is like with that router.

good luck with it.

[DsW]

what pci/usb wireless adaptor you using? would be interested to know what the range and connection is like with that router.

good luck with it.

I got the USR 5410 PC card with it but haven't actually had the chance to use it because I don't have a laptop yet!

Will post some results if/when I get to try it.

cheers,
dave

[iMc]

ok mate. im currently looking at getting the netgear one from here...

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=61948

with some of these...

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=52668

[DsW]

ok mate. im currently looking at getting the netgear one from here...

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=61948

with some of these...

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=52668

I considered the Netgear but was put off by the volume of bad reports on forums and the frequency of software updates.

Save yourself some money and get the bundle that I got - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=59165

You get one free card for the same price as the Netgear router alone.

cheers,
dave

[iMc]

I just want one with really good range, gotta go to most rooms in the house upstairs + dwnstairs.

I cant use that free card I dont have a lappy .

Too many to choose from!

[Spud1]

I can vouch for netgear, get great range with my kit - its easily 60ft to my room from the router, and thats going up 2 floors and 4 walls [granted they are plasterboard walls tho]
i get a full 54mb signal

same with the laptop too =)

the kit i have is the netgear ADSL modem/router/switch/firewall/wAP , the WG511 PC card for my lappy and the WG311 PCI card for me PC. Pricey but worth the extra imho