Wireless Help

mickh

Hi All

Hopefully I can get some feedback from you guys. I am new to the wireless field so any help will be appreciated.

I want to share my Broadband connection between two PCs. At the mo the broadband is hooked up to my own PC in my study, but I want to share the connection with my Daughters PC in the playroom, mainly for her to browse the CBeebies and NickJR websites.

I have been researching a bit and have found the Linksys wireless router, http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=306148&cks=PLC, on komplett (possibly find better price elsewhere ). Does anybody have any comments or other suggestions on what to use.

Is this Router worth the money?
Is the range goos?

Have a wireless PCI card here in work that I can use in PC.

Cheers All

Karoma

I've personally never used it but seen dozens of recommendations (on here and elsewhere). Linksys,as brands go,are quite respected. It has antennae built and and can be upgraded - so I would assume that the strength of signal would be very good and offers the potential to improve it further.

How big is your house/the distance between connection and computers? And are they solid walls?Are there many obstructions?

If you're looking for a cheaper way of doing it,and can leave your PC on: two wireless cards (i.e. the expense of one more) + Internet Connection Sharing (if you're using Windows)

Normally, I'd recommend a NIC with an external antenna that can be repositioned- but it's just too tempting for some children

azezil

Using that router myself, find it to be excellent, good range, solid as a rock, using over a year now, never had an issue with any of our 4 pc's.

irlrobins

azezil wrote:

Using that router myself, find it to be excellent, good range, solid as a rock, using over a year now, never had an issue with any of our 4 pc's.

ditto. haven't used it as long as azezil but def rock solid to date.

mickh

Thanks Karoma, azezil & irlrobins for the posts.

I think from your success my mind is made up and I will get one. Have a 3Com NIC with external antenna to try and if a problem with that I will always order a LinkSys NIC.

Thinking of ordering from Amazon or Komplett. Any suggestions, where did you get yours?

mickh

irlrobins

Got my router from elara and got wireless cards from microaid.ie.

I just went with who had the cheapest price for what i wanted.

PoiBoi_Patch

Hey Guys was wondering of anyone has a good wireless a/b/g orinoco pcmcia card or basicly anything that supports monitor mode...

im willing to pay 40 - 60 euro for it depending on how good it is

irlrobins

start you're own thread!!! in this forum

lazy git.

zoro

To the original poster: I've also been using that router (well - the WRT54gs) for a few months and can say that it's a superb piece of kit.

*edit* I went (forgive me!!!) to peats to buy it as I was in a bit of a pickle and needed one asap. (I'm in Dublin)

Karoma

PoiBoi_Patch wrote:

Hey Guys was wondering of anyone has a good wireless a/b/g orinoco pcmcia card or basicly anything that supports monitor mode...

im willing to pay 40 - 60 euro for it depending on how good it is

Odd... is there something wrong with the one that you already have? hummmmm? *sniff sniff*

Snowbat

zoro wrote:

*edit* I went (forgive me!!!) to peats to buy it as I was in a bit of a pickle and needed one asap. (I'm in Dublin)

My WRT54G came from PC World in Blanchardstown but I had one of their €50 gift vouchers to use up.