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Title: Wireless routers
Post by: maliciousteve on October 11, 2006, 01:13:18 PM
Hey girls!

 :D

I've been looking around for a wireless router so that i can get an internet connection on my laptop. But every one i look at seems to only be suited for BT users.

Is there anywhere that sells routers for NTL users?
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: Muso on October 11, 2006, 02:37:26 PM
calling us girls then asking for help?! the cheek of it lol

nah seriousley I dunno where u got that information from dude? Wireless routers are a major pain in the ass so I've found. Basically there is no stand out one. To my knowledge all routers tend to work with cable or ADSL so thats no a problem.

If youre going to be a bit of a distance from the router I would definately reccomend going for a MIMO router and card, its a standard which is very good for range and signal which tends to be the main problem with wireless. Netgear make a MIMO router and card which I think its half price at PCWorld (I know shudder shudder).

Otherwise I would reccomend something by Linksys because theyre a division of CISCO who are the top dogs for networking technology.

Good luck
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: deg0ey on October 11, 2006, 04:52:48 PM
I'm using a Belkin wireless router atm, and it's happily running 2 laptops on opposite sides of the house and 3 desktops (although the desktops are wired in).

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/80318 one of those biatches :drink:

There might be something better or whatever, but I've had no problems with this one :)
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: sambo on October 11, 2006, 05:40:52 PM
i've got a Linksys and it works fine.
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: Kilby on October 11, 2006, 07:26:20 PM
Linksys, netgear or belkin are good brands though I find belkin over priced for what you get.

The linksys connection with cisco dosn't count for much (Cisco have been buying many smaller companys for years. Much of their corporate hardware is bought in, and given an IOS makeover (hence whole familys of equipment not supporting particular feature sets).

Look at http://en.fon.com/ for a 5$ router ;) which is hackable (ie put it back to the 'normal' firmware)

Alcatel (now Thompson) do very good ADSL routers (very secure compared with other products). Says the boy in a hotel bar watching all the images embedded in everybody elses HTTP traffic, the perverts !

Rob...
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: Dakine on October 11, 2006, 07:28:00 PM
thought routers were a news agency? ;)
And Alcatel, feck em, layed cable all over world for those silly beggars, the guys they sent onboard to 'oversea' it were numpties LOL
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: Kilby on October 11, 2006, 07:38:12 PM
Quote from: Dakine
thought routers were a news agency? ;)
And Alcatel, feck em, layed cable all over world for those silly beggars, the guys they sent onboard to 'oversea' it were numpties LOL


Well they are french afterall

(ducks for cover, remembering the Rainbow Warrior)
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: Dakine on October 11, 2006, 07:55:38 PM
lets NOT go there. I was in New Zealand when French 'tested' bomb in Pacific last, OMG now THATS a country with solidarity, closed every french shop (no matter ownership) i.e. cafe,wine shop etc. and banned all imports and impounded docks stuff!
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: Kilby on October 11, 2006, 07:59:01 PM
Quote from: Dakine
lets NOT go there. I was in New Zealand when French 'tested' bomb in Pacific last, OMG now THATS a country with solidarity, closed every french shop (no matter ownership) i.e. cafe,wine shop etc. and banned all imports and impounded docks stuff!


I won't, even though they need those huge bombs to cover their retreats (oops)

Many if the real big routers (the monster ones) are actually alcatels not ciscos (I may post a few photos of the routers I look after)

Tob...
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: Dakine on October 11, 2006, 08:09:59 PM
let's put it this way, they had us trying to trench a cable outside/off coast of Dover for cpl. months, sheesh. White cliffs of Dover, hmmmm, CHALK maybe? Clever lot that! Lol, take their money and RUN!!!!
Although NEVER had so many 'paid for' port call/jollies before :)
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: Kilby on October 11, 2006, 08:16:07 PM
Quote from: Dakine
let's put it this way, they had us trying to trench a cable outside/off coast of Dover for cpl. months, sheesh. White cliffs of Dover, hmmmm, CHALK maybe? Clever lot that! Lol, take their money and RUN!!!!
Although NEVER had so many 'paid for' port call/jollies before :)


Hey they had the money it's their choice.

Could have been worse, if it was the West coast of Ireland it's mostly bassalt, you would still have been there.

Rob...
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: Dakine on October 11, 2006, 08:21:38 PM
lol, we never did do more than put chicken scratches into seabed, they just got fed up with drinking in Holland, silly boys :)
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: chrisola on October 11, 2006, 11:38:47 PM
i bought a Wireless Lynksys router from PC World just after last Xmas...

its fine, works a treat for my dads lap top, doesnt affect my own net speed either.

Setup was a doddle, Freeserve wants to charge me extra cash to 'rent' one of their own wireless routers, but a little know how makes any work ;)
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: headtheball on October 11, 2006, 11:49:14 PM
+1 for linksys.

I've had three thus far for various projects, and one for the house, and they're a dependable wee box, and reasonably simple (as in, a well shaved monkey could manage it) to set up.
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: HTH AMPS on October 12, 2006, 08:48:32 PM
I just got the cheapest one I could find (Pace), has worked a treat for the past 18 months.  You can even get the cisco ones on ebay for £36.

 :twisted:
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: Kilby on October 12, 2006, 08:52:26 PM
The current Cisco routers actually use the Alcatel chipset for ADSL connectivity (installed 3 of them today)
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on October 13, 2006, 01:07:07 AM
i'd go for netgear and linksys first

Belkin are usually ok...

i don't use wireless anymore tho as my firewall doesn't like it, and it's easier to just run a wire from the server to my computer than to try and set up a wireless network, so i just left it
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: _tom_ on October 13, 2006, 07:53:26 AM
We have some weird belkin/netgear setup and it couldnt be shiteter. We always have to go unplug it every so often because it just stops working, and needs re-plugging to work again. We used to have just a single Netgear router which was also shite, so I definately wouldnt go for Netgear again from my experience..
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: mikeluke on October 13, 2006, 12:42:26 PM
Linksys do have a very helpful 'helpdesk' too - you speak to real people and they can usuall sort out your set up issues (if you have any)

One tip - think about the maximum range that you will have from the box to your laptop/PC - if they are close then a Wireless G device would be fine - if they are at opposite ends of the house/garden then you may need to consider a range extender or one of the new Wireless N devices.

Mike
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: deg0ey on October 13, 2006, 02:00:53 PM
Quote from: mikeluke
One tip - think about the maximum range that you will have from the box to your laptop/PC - if they are close then a Wireless G device would be fine - if they are at opposite ends of the house/garden then you may need to consider a range extender or one of the new Wireless N devices.


My laptop can get a signal halfway down my road and i'm only using Wireless G...:lol:
Title: Wireless routers
Post by: mikeluke on October 13, 2006, 06:43:36 PM
Just depends what you have between the antenna and the computer - I have 3 brick walls and the only way that I can get it to work is to leave the doors open!

:-)