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20 March 2003, 02:25 PM

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what exactly do i need and how much do you think it will set me back to link three pc,s on a wireless network

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20 March 2003, 03:23 PM

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Info Here

My Netgear kit arrived this morning, setting it up tonight

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20 March 2003, 07:18 PM

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Blimey Pipex ADSL is quick

Was on Blueyonder Broadband, this is way way quicker

Very impressed with this Netgear kit aswell, a breeze to setup

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20 March 2003, 07:34 PM

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do i have to set the wireless connection from the pc or can i have from the modem so all the pc,s are wireless. as i want the pcs in a different room to where the main source is and i dont want cables everywhere

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20 March 2003, 07:37 PM

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None need to be physically connected to a wiress router.

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20 March 2003, 08:40 PM

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Exactly, I've got my wireless router plugged into my phone line, a PCMCIA card in my laptop and a USB device on my PC upstairs.

Gets 100% signal strength all the time

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