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[TheBoy]

Personally, I'd get a proper router, and add a proper wireless access point.

I know Mr DTM uses some Netgear piece of junk, and when they work, they are usable.


Somehow, though, I reckon you lot would linch me if I trusted the OOF to the mickey mouse protection offered by virtually all all-in-one wireless routers.  For security reasons I won't say what I use  

[Darth Loo-knee]

I have broadband through NTL/Virgin Media which comes through Cable.
The Wireless Router you have posted up Dave I have seen the same sort of thing for £40 today but thought I would ask you guys what is best as ain't got a clue but i'm more confused now than this afternoon

Am I right so far then, this wireless router plugs into my broadband modem, and will then pick up wireless Laptops and other wireless stuff?  so if I can make my printer wireless when I'm downstairs I could print out upstairs?

[CaptainZok]

I have broadband through NTL/Virgin Media which comes through Cable.
The Wireless Router you have posted up Dave I have seen the same sort of thing for £40 today but thought I would ask you guys what is best as ain't got a clue but i'm more confused now than this afternoon

Am I right so far then, this wireless router plugs into my broadband modem, and will then pick up wireless Laptops and other wireless stuff?  so if I can make my printer wireless when I'm downstairs I could print out upstairs?

You could just leave the printer connected to the pc upstairs, then whenever the upstairs pc is on you can print from a wireless laptop.

[TheBoy]

I have broadband through NTL/Virgin Media which comes through Cable.
The Wireless Router you have posted up Dave I have seen the same sort of thing for £40 today but thought I would ask you guys what is best as ain't got a clue but i'm more confused now than this afternoon

Am I right so far then, this wireless router plugs into my broadband modem, and will then pick up wireless Laptops and other wireless stuff?  so if I can make my printer wireless when I'm downstairs I could print out upstairs?

So you have an ethernet modem?

If so, Linksys used to do a respected broadband wireless router (note, not DSL wireless router).  With Linksys, the blue and black ones are the better ones.

[Taxi_Driver]

I have broadband through NTL/Virgin Media which comes through Cable.
The Wireless Router you have posted up Dave I have seen the same sort of thing for £40 today but thought I would ask you guys what is best as ain't got a clue but i'm more confused now than this afternoon

Am I right so far then, this wireless router plugs into my broadband modem, and will then pick up wireless Laptops and other wireless stuff?  so if I can make my printer wireless when I'm downstairs I could print out upstairs?

Yes......apart from maybe printer......most printers these days are usb.....if it is you would need......umm i think you maybe stuffed there....unless anyone has a solution.

Tho if it is usb and connected to a pc.....if the pc is made wireless and left turned on......you could share the printer from that pc and print to it from your laptop  

[Darth Loo-knee]

So is this for me then?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Belkin-4-port-Wireless-G-Broadband-Router-F5D7230_W0QQitemZ160180053934QQihZ006QQcategoryZ44997QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Taxi_Driver]

I have broadband through NTL/Virgin Media which comes through Cable.
The Wireless Router you have posted up Dave I have seen the same sort of thing for £40 today but thought I would ask you guys what is best as ain't got a clue but i'm more confused now than this afternoon

Am I right so far then, this wireless router plugs into my broadband modem, and will then pick up wireless Laptops and other wireless stuff?  so if I can make my printer wireless when I'm downstairs I could print out upstairs?

So you have an ethernet modem?

If so, Linksys used to do a respected broadband wireless router (note, not DSL wireless router).  With Linksys, the blue and black ones are the better ones.

Until the wireless side fails......as mine did......now have linksys silver and grey one

[Taxi_Driver]

So is this for me then?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Belkin-4-port-Wireless-G-Broadband-Router-F5D7230_W0QQitemZ160180053934QQihZ006QQcategoryZ44997QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Yes that the sort you need.....tho peeps will have their preference on make they like  

[Darth Loo-knee]

I have broadband through NTL/Virgin Media which comes through Cable.
The Wireless Router you have posted up Dave I have seen the same sort of thing for £40 today but thought I would ask you guys what is best as ain't got a clue but i'm more confused now than this afternoon

Am I right so far then, this wireless router plugs into my broadband modem, and will then pick up wireless Laptops and other wireless stuff?  so if I can make my printer wireless when I'm downstairs I could print out upstairs?

So you have an ethernet modem?

If so, Linksys used to do a respected broadband wireless router (note, not DSL wireless router).  With Linksys, the blue and black ones are the better ones.

Haven't got a clue! I have a Cable that comes through the wall (looks almost like the ariel that plugs into the back of a car radio) then goes into a box with flashing lights on that I thought was a modem, then there is a USB cable that is also plugged into the back then that cable runs into a USB socket into the back of my tower. Hope that makes sense to you guys

[TheBoy]

I have broadband through NTL/Virgin Media which comes through Cable.
The Wireless Router you have posted up Dave I have seen the same sort of thing for £40 today but thought I would ask you guys what is best as ain't got a clue but i'm more confused now than this afternoon

Am I right so far then, this wireless router plugs into my broadband modem, and will then pick up wireless Laptops and other wireless stuff?  so if I can make my printer wireless when I'm downstairs I could print out upstairs?

Yes......apart from maybe printer......most printers these days are usb.....if it is you would need......umm i think you maybe stuffed there....unless anyone has a solution.

Tho if it is usb and connected to a pc.....if the pc is made wireless and left turned on......you could share the printer from that pc and print to it from your laptop  

If the printer driver is network aware (most are, some cheapos aren't), get a USB print server

[TheBoy]

I have broadband through NTL/Virgin Media which comes through Cable.
The Wireless Router you have posted up Dave I have seen the same sort of thing for £40 today but thought I would ask you guys what is best as ain't got a clue but i'm more confused now than this afternoon

Am I right so far then, this wireless router plugs into my broadband modem, and will then pick up wireless Laptops and other wireless stuff?  so if I can make my printer wireless when I'm downstairs I could print out upstairs?

So you have an ethernet modem?

If so, Linksys used to do a respected broadband wireless router (note, not DSL wireless router).  With Linksys, the blue and black ones are the better ones.

Haven't got a clue! I have a Cable that comes through the wall (looks almost like the ariel that plugs into the back of a car radio) then goes into a box with flashing lights on that I thought was a modem, then there is a USB cable that is also plugged into the back then that cable runs into a USB socket into the back of my tower. Hope that makes sense to you guys

Does the modem also have an RJ45 on the back?

[Darth Loo-knee]

Bloody computers, I am going to by a pigeon far less trouble, just feed it and throw it up in the air with a note fastened to its leg

[Darth Loo-knee]

Does the modem also have an RJ45 on the back?

Someone else mentioned this in a shop today, I have no idea what on earth it is ?? :-/
There is the cable going into the back from outside, USB socket that a wire goes to my computer, a Power wire, then an empty socket with ENET under the empty socket...

[Taxi_Driver]

I have broadband through NTL/Virgin Media which comes through Cable.
The Wireless Router you have posted up Dave I have seen the same sort of thing for £40 today but thought I would ask you guys what is best as ain't got a clue but i'm more confused now than this afternoon

Am I right so far then, this wireless router plugs into my broadband modem, and will then pick up wireless Laptops and other wireless stuff?  so if I can make my printer wireless when I'm downstairs I could print out upstairs?

Yes......apart from maybe printer......most printers these days are usb.....if it is you would need......umm i think you maybe stuffed there....unless anyone has a solution.

Tho if it is usb and connected to a pc.....if the pc is made wireless and left turned on......you could share the printer from that pc and print to it from your laptop  

If the printer driver is network aware (most are, some cheapos aren't), get a USB print server

There we go....a solution from TB  

And good point.....id forgotten my printer is a HP Officejet 55 (ok old i know but works bloody fine...and i have separate printer for printing photos   ) but my pc's run the HP officejet 85 printer driver.....as thats network aware....the 55 driver isnt!

[Taxi_Driver]

Does the modem also have an RJ45 on the back?

Someone else mentioned this in a shop today, I have no idea what on earth it is ?? :-/
There is the cable going into the back from outside, USB socket that a wire goes to my computer, a Power wire, then an empty socket with ENET under the empty socket...

Thats the thingy you need  

Will stand for Ethernet....RJ45 same thing