wi-fi hardware??

[kabzy mabzy]

hi peeps

having probs gettin me head round some wi-fi stuff.

basically got a ntl cable feed modem downstairs which i use on my laptop but got a pc upstairs with which i wanna wi-fi!!

is there anyway of goin wi-fi without having to connect my laptop to the net everytime i wanna use my pc?? is this what a wireless access point does? could some1 please explain further??

cheers

Kabzy

 

[allroad]

the pc needs a wifi pci card and downstairs you need a wifi router / access point / 4 port switch connect the modem to the router (if the modem has an ethernet conection) and away you go

 

[kabzy mabzy]

thanks allroad but what exactly does the access point do?? with it do i still have to connect the router to my laptop or is it independent???

i am currently looking to order:
Linksys wireless-G pci adaptor
linksys wireless_G broadband Router WRT54G-UK

both from Amazon

 

[MH]

You wont need an access point if you have a router

 

[kabzy mabzy]

ok cheers lads, much apprciated.

just one more quick fire question, when looking for a pci card, i am seeing a pci adaptor card and also a pci network card, which do i go for, for the above setup??

cheers dudes

 

[allroad]

m8 keep away from lynksys use netgear either their 54g or the 108g really easy to set up and very stable

you need a pci wireless card check netgear again

 

[nilrem]

m8 check out www.pcworld.co.uk got special on at the mo;

BELKIN - 54G WIRELESS CABLE / DSL GATEWAY ROUTER
Model - BELKIN F5D7230UK4 Product Code - 886496 £35.24

BELKIN - 54G WIRELESS DESKTOP NETWORK CARD
Model - BELKIN F5D7000UK Product Code - 886359 £21.30

Cheers

 

[kabzy mabzy]

cheers lads, took nilrem's advice and bought the belkin router and pci card, purely because they were the cheapest! work like a dream.

thanks again mateys!

 

[nilrem]

Glad u sorted it m8

Cheers