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Wireless ADSL modem\router ???
Hi I’m having trouble setting up a network for a friend, she has a USB BT ADSL modem and wants to share the network with her four laptops, which already have SMC wireless cards. So can you get a Wireless ADSL modem and router in one that I can plug the ADSL straight into and then share the network wireless
She does have a wireless router (having trouble resetting it) but money is not really a problem for her and she wants the best option
Any Wireless Router will do this for u, I have used the Linksys and Netgear Wireless Router's
Just Rember to setup Wep Encryption, and Mac Address Filtering etc...
yeah but it needs to be a ADSL modem aswell yeah?
Yep. Loads of people make them, for example the netgear dg834g. It is a asdl modem/router and wireless g point. However most makes do them and they come in at around or just under £100.
Yup, entirely possible, Linksys and 3com do a couple of nice ones, Avoid D-Link, and Netgear (Hopeless CS)
thank yoU!
do i need to find out what speed the wireless cards the lady has run at? someone said there are two diffirent speeds!
Gotta agree linksys or 3com. Heard too much about netgear, Belkin and Dlink to even consider one of them. And as I have had a draytek for over 12 months I really couldnt recommend one of them either ;)
Yes find out the speed as there are different speed categories, this way you know the router will be able to supply the fastest possible connection to the laptops.
ok the pcmcia cards are 11mps
i have herd from my friend who runs a network company that the D-Link DSL-G604T is pretty good
http://www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk/produ...L-G604T&pm=877
I have ordered one of those from ebuyer with the free pcmcia card. A 54mb/s router wont do any harm if money isnt an object seeing as it adds the option to expans at a later date, if your really feeling frisky go for the 108mb/s router.
My D-Link DSL-G604T should be arriving today so ill let you know lwter on how i get on with it, the free PCMCIA card it comes with is also 54mbs.
Here it is on ebuyer:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=60242
Which is slightly cheaper than dsl warehouse even after delivery.
Also i have heard nothing but good things about 3com and linksys
Here is a linksys 54mb/s bundle also with a free PCMCIA card:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=63549
And a 3com equivalent:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=59013
Just finished setting up my G604
Nice and easy, Plugged in, set username and pw, DSL was active in seconds.
Slapped PCMCIA card in laptop now that surfing wirelessly
took all of 4mins to get it all running :)
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thanks mate! i will tell her to order from there!
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that sounds good! she has all the details now and will get one for monday, i will pop round and set it up, so it should take a monkey like me less then ten mins then?? :crazy: