Topic: Wireless

[twiggy]

Hi there i want to go wrieless but dont have a clue about it, all these numbers and letters. I got about 100pound to spend dosnt matter if it god a bit over so can some get me a list of ebuyer for the stuff? Want the router and two wireless cards hopefully at 100mbs if thats posible and course they need to work with each other. Thanks alot would be a great help

[Sandra]

Are you using ADSL or cable Mark ?

[twiggy]

Its ntl cable im using, wat is the difference between cable n adsl anyway if u dont mind gonig slight off topics for a bit?

[Sandra]

ADSL is connected via a BT line, cable is via NTL or other cable companies.
If you were on ADSL then the suppiled modems are usually USB and there are only a couple of routers that I know of that will take a usb connection, the majority or routers are ethernet in only.
Being on cable you are usually supplied with a modem that will connect to your pc with either usb or ethernet.
If you had been on ADSL then I would have recommended that you got a wireless/modem/router all in one but as youre on cable we can go for a hopefully cheaper option of jus a wireless router as you should be able to use your existing modem on ethernet to the router.
Are you connecting 3 desktop pcs or is one or more a laptop  

[twiggy]

Well its defo cable i got. Im connecting just two dekstop computers to the router but need to no wat router to get and what two internal pci cards i need to get that will work well together, of ebuyer would be better liek said earilyer got about £100 to spend

thanks

[twiggy]

lol come on this my money ya spending

[Dack]

The truth is...it doesn't really matter which ones as they should all interoperate

The 11b ones operate at 11 Mega bits per second (or allow for about 1.2 Megabytes of data). 11g operate at 54 Mega Bits (or about 6MB). Some of the faster ones use several channels at once to double/treble the speed.

Real advantage of 11g over b is the increased range.

I use: a D-Link 654 router (bought in the US for about £25), 2 Microsoft something or other 11g PCI cards, 1 Belkin 11g PCI card, 1 D-Link USB wireless adaptor (11b).

From ebuyer the codes: 64620 (router) and two of  45622 should set you back about £85 plus postage.

[Sandra]

Can you not run an ethernet cable from each pc to a router or even just between the pcs  
Wired is always easier and cheaper than wi fi  

[Clive]

I have an 11b wireless router but both desktops are wired into it because its much faster.  We only use the wireless for the laptop.

[twiggy]

I currently am using wires but the house is havig a lot of work done to it and its hard to have the cable running everywhere as builders ect keep moving things even knocking down walls   so it would just be so much easyier to have wireless over the next year or so thats why want it for now and hopefully getting a lappy soon thanks for all your help thow i will take a look into it later.