broadband router choice

[mark_T]

Since there hasn't been a wireless networking thread for a while, well a week or so, i thought i would start another one up.

I am considering broadband at home, and since i only have a laptop i want a wireless Wi-Fi set up but there lies the crunch. The only setup instructions that i found for an all-in-one router/wireless box seemed to say that i needed to use a 10/100 network connection to set up the router once it had sensed a live BB connection. But i don't have a 10/100 connection in the laptop. Are there any wireless routers I can set up via the wireless link or via a USB link? oh and the capability to plug a printer into the router would be nice but not critical.

mark

[Mr E]

Err. These things usually have a WiFi transmitter, combined with a number of standard 100/10 evilnet ports.

So, the laptop can use the radio side, and your desktop can connect to the router conventionally. Saves having to buy a WiFi card for the machine that doesn't move....

[marlboro]

If others are anything link my Linksys box it is possible to configure without having a wired Ethernet card or USB.
By default security features are unconfigured so a wireless PCMCIA or PCI card can connect immediately.

Regarding security I suggest you use MAC address filtering and if supported disable SSID broadcast.

[Mr E]

And turn WEP on.

[pmanson]

We've got NTL broadband at both my uni and home addresses.

The broadband modem (Supplied by NTL) has an ethernet port which is plugged into a NetGear WGR614 CableDSL Wireless Router.

Each of the PCsLaptops connected have wireless cards and thats about it.

The router has a few ethernet ports in the back so you can plug in machines without a wireless card.

Seems to work very well, no problems so far.