Cheap good wireless router?...
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Cheap good wireless router?...
I am a computer newbie/numpty...I have braodband in my home office room, and want to create a wireless connection to my laptop in my bedroom, simply to browse the net on...
I'm told that I need a wireless router and woreless card or something...I dont want to spend much and need recomendations on a cheap but effective home setup, I only surf the net, the bedroom is next to the office room, about 10m away max....
Please advise, and any links etc welcomed!
THANKS!!
I'm told that I need a wireless router and woreless card or something...I dont want to spend much and need recomendations on a cheap but effective home setup, I only surf the net, the bedroom is next to the office room, about 10m away max....
Please advise, and any links etc welcomed!
THANKS!!
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come on guys...the best deal I have found so far is at crappy PC world with the Belkin ADL router at £45 and £19.99 for the card/
come on guys...the best deal I have found so far is at crappy PC world with the Belkin ADL router at £45 and £19.99 for the card/
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well excuse me
£45 for a router may limit your options, however going up to £60-70 would help. Id save a little if you cant stretch to that now, this question gets asked very often and i usually link people to this
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/
depending on what type of net you have depends on what one to get, cable connections need a broadband router whereas non cable broadband needs an adsl router (tiscali, plus net etc). People on here at this price range usually go for belkin, netgear or linksys, id get a matching wireless card to go with it
£45 for a router may limit your options, however going up to £60-70 would help. Id save a little if you cant stretch to that now, this question gets asked very often and i usually link people to this
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/
depending on what type of net you have depends on what one to get, cable connections need a broadband router whereas non cable broadband needs an adsl router (tiscali, plus net etc). People on here at this price range usually go for belkin, netgear or linksys, id get a matching wireless card to go with it
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netgear DG834GT here
even if I did buy it from Comet (god forgive me) as a package deal with a pcmcia card for the laptop and a usb dongle too.
Andy
even if I did buy it from Comet (god forgive me) as a package deal with a pcmcia card for the laptop and a usb dongle too.
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Fuzz does that netgear router allow wireless connection from a laptop? i.e I only have a laptop in my house and am getting Tiscali broadband and want wireless access around the house, laptop has centrino mobile technology aswell could anyone help or explain please?
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Fuzz which one of these would i need? don't understand what the difference is?
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...ProductID=1408
or
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...ProductID=1407
Thanks
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...ProductID=1408
or
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...ProductID=1407
Thanks
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buy it like I did with the bundled pcmcia card for the lappy and you'll be sorted.
(Your laptop will require a 32Bit PC Cardbus slot. This is a small slot about the width of a credit card and 5mm high)
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Directed at Tiss and not Turboman,
looking back on the post all you actually need is an access point if you only have the one laptop....
Much cheaper.
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...?ProductID=536
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looking back on the post all you actually need is an access point if you only have the one laptop....
Much cheaper.
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...?ProductID=536
Andy
Last edited by Fuzz; 27 November 2005 at 11:19 AM.
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Just had a quick scan through of the small print on a few devices and all access points seem to require a network switch further up the line somewhere, so kinda defeating the object other than extending an already intergrated network.
I've learnt something
Back to square one then..
wont go far wrong with the DG834G/GT (I have the GT, bit more expensive but is 108Mbs instead of 54Mbs with the right adapter)
Andy
I've learnt something
Back to square one then..
wont go far wrong with the DG834G/GT (I have the GT, bit more expensive but is 108Mbs instead of 54Mbs with the right adapter)
Andy
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