Charlene
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Registered: 29th Sep 04
Location: Darlington
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Im just wondering what is the best wireless thing is to get, we are getting another laptop so need both running off the one broadband, i know i have to get some usb plug things which then connect to the wireless box but im not sure which one to get, any suggestions?
Cheers 
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
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you know you need to get USB plug things that plug to the wireless box?
you know fuck all then 
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
Location: Midsomer Norton, Bristol Avon
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
you know you need to get USB plug things that plug to the wireless box?
you know fuck all then
i think you can get a wireless gateway with a usb port on, which effectivly is your average gateway/modem/router all in one.
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Dan B
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Registered: 25th Feb 01
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http://www.dslsource.co.uk/product_details.asp?idProduct=195
Router plus one PCMCIA wireless card, for the laptop......if you have two laptops, go into the "Wireless" section, and add another one of these...
Avoid USB for anything you'd like to use "constantly", especially if you're using other USB devices, and especially on a laptop (in my opinion).
[Edited on 26-02-2006 by Dan B]
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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I use a BT Voyager 2100 Router and the wireless card built into the laptop. Have one desktop wired in and one on a PCI generic wireless card.
If you buying a laptop the i'd get one with built in wireless and get a PCMCIA card for the hp laptop you have now.
You can pick up kits with the router and PCMCIA card or you can buy them seperatly. Just check that it will work with NTL first. I've never used NTL so i'm not sure if you need a specific router for it to work.
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Dan B
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Registered: 25th Feb 01
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Ahh, cable......never used it, but would imagine you'd need a wireless router (without modem). I'll see if I can get a link, in a bit.
Was quite impressed with the BTVoyager 2100, officially tested it in work for BT......a few niggles with the original firmware, but passed my report back to our account-manager within BT and he was going to have a chat with the engineering department to see what could be arranged. I switched teams before I heard anything back, though...
[Edited on 27-02-2006 by Dan B]
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Dan B
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Registered: 25th Feb 01
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Something like this, but it doesn't come with any PCMCIA cards (see post at 23:13 for a link for those)
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Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
Location: Scotland
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i got the bt voyager wireless router
much easier than setting up everything wireless through a route from currys or somewhere
ots just plug and play, same as normal broadband as long as you have the wireless card in your laptop
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