Wireless broadband help!

[Harry Flashman]

Help chaps! I am a computer numpty. I have a wi-fi capable laptop. I have Tal Talk's 8Meg broadband. I want wireless stuff. What do I need - modem and wireless router? Just wireless router? And anyone have any recommendations as to good ones; flat is Victoriam so thick walls, so strong siignal would be good; but also decent speed; don't want pictures of naked ladies, er I mean music tracks, to download clunkily.

Help me!

[Einion Yrth]

This sort of thing

[trevorw]

I have that router, works very well

[wolves_wanderer]

Einion Yrth said:

This sort of thing

I've got the D-Link G-604 which is on the same page. It has been fine for me. In a 3 bed house I get an excellent signal at the opposite end of the house on a different floor. Either will do the job for you.

[magic torch]

for Netgear

Until recently I owned a Mac support company. We used Netgear for all our wireless installs.

[pantscat]

Linksys stuff seems to have a very strong signal... and is cheap - In fact I seem to remember seeing that you could pick one up off the shelf in Tesco for less than 50 squids...

[nightwink]

Hello Mr flashman, here is a possible solution. But first a quick tech lowdown on wireless router specs.

1) 802.11b 11mbps 10 metre range
2) 802.11g 54mbps 100 metre range
3) 802.11n 108-125mbps 100+ metre range

If your modem has an ethernet or network port just a wireless router will do. If its a USB one a modem router will have to be
purchased.

You mention you have victorian walls so option 2 or 3 seem the best due to having stronger transmitters.

The last option is to buy a telephone power plug transmitter. It works by using the existing wiring built into your house.
I.E. You plug the telephone / adsl socket into the sender 3 pin plug(just plug it into any power socket). It then sends the signal through your wiring to another 3 pin receiver to which you connect your modem to. Hence the modem bypasses the problem of
thick walls by moving the router closer to your laptop.

Hope this help NW

[Harry Flashman]

Thanks chaps! Netgear modem/router thingy will be purchased.