ScoobyTal

Hello

I am buying a laptop which I want to connect to my Broadband connection what do I need to buy.. ??

What I have

NTL 10mb broadband

Cable modem ethernet

connected to a Netgear cable router / gateway 100 mbps

Connected via ethernet to 2 desktop pcs

If i want to add my laptop wirelessly to the internet and use the full 10mb what do I need ...

the laptop will have 802.11a/b/g WLAN

Thanks

Tal

James Neill

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You just need one of these. PC World is selling them cheap at the moment.

LINKSYS WUSB54GS & WRT54GSUK at PC World - Cheap Wireless DSL Routers - LINKSYS WUSB54GS & WRT54GSUK SPEEDBOOSTER 125g ROUTER AND USB ADAPTER

You can stick the USB W-Fi adapter (that comes free) and your old Ethernet router on on eBay to make it even cheaper.

The other PCs can still connect vie Ethernet still using the ports on the new router.

john_s

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I'm pretty sure a DSL router will not work with cable broadband.

As you've already got ethernet networking and the laptop will come with wireless, the easiest solution will be to buy a wireless access point. Something like a Buffalo Airstation - that's what I used and I've had no trouble with it. Just plug it into your network, configure it, and you're away.

John.

James Neill

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I know PC World describe it as a DSL router. But it is for cable. See this link and the reviews on Amazon where people with NTL have used it.

Amazon.co.uk: Linksys WRT54GS-UK 125 Mbps Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster : Electronics & Photo

pimmo2000

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Make sure you reboot your modem when you connect the router or it wont work. The modem takes the mac of the first device it connects to and holds it until reboot.

mike1210

Broadbandbuyer.co.uk | Linksys WRT54GL 54Mbps Broadband Wireless-G Linux Router

this seems to be the fave for NTL

pimmo2000

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Netgear I find works the best