B/Band Modem to Wireless Advice

[t4r]

Hi,

My sister has a broadband service from Freeserve, which uses the USB BT/Alcatel broadband modem. She wants to make connectivity within her house out to the Internet wireless, Can anyone suggest the best way to go about doing this ?

Can we get a wireless access point with a USB connection, or is it possible to setup a wireless access point combined broadband router on such a connection. If a router is the option, what information is required to configure it ?

Excuse my ignorance but I've never had any experience of setting up ADSL routers etc.

Many thanks in advance

T4R

[LaurenceFrost]

It's simple. You just need a wireless ADSL router (make sure it's ADSL as it has a built-in modem).

However, each machine will need either a newtork (ethernet) card, or a wireless card. You cannot connect to it through the USB port like you can the ADSL modem from BT/freeserve.

Make sure you get 'Wireless G' as it's much faster.

I used www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk for mine and they were great.

[bogie]

just get rid of the modem and get something like a Netgear DG834G wireless modem router - sorted

[Raify]

I second the router method, very simple and you get a hardware firewall. I too got mine (Linksys G router + bridge for PS2) from broadbandbuyer, they have lots of advice on their website.

[T4R]

I went down the Linksys G route with Linksys cards. Had it all setup using WPA 128 bit encryption in under 20 minutes, with SSID hidden etc. Clearly idiot proof !

Thanks for help and suggestions..