WSL: Asda instore Hercules 54g wi-fi ADSL router was £90 now £35

mountaingirl_2

... and it cant automatically connect to wireless internet. I know this as I was in wifi theatre cafe the other day.
Had I this new pirce of gizmo -- would I be up with the rest???

welshblob

mountaingirl wrote:

... and it cant automatically connect to wireless internet. I know this as I was in wifi theatre cafe the other day.
Had I this new pirce of gizmo -- would I be up with the rest???

Not quite, this device allows you to connect to an existing ADSL broadband connection wirelessly. However your laptop will still need a wireless adapter to use with this or any other wifi hotspots.

So if you want wireless at home you will need .....

If you have ADSL broadband - The Hercules noted in this post or similar ADSL modem\wireless router
or
If you have Cable broadband - A Cable\DSL wireless router or similar as mentioned here

In both cases above or if you want use a wireless hotspot then your laptop will need an adapter. These seem quite good value as mentioned by Premier in another thread .....

a wireless card to go in the PCMCIA slot
or
a USB adaptor to plug in a USB port.

Personally I'd go for the PCMCIA card as I'd keep knocking the USB one out when using the laptop on the sofa.

Rob

ultrak3wl

mountaingirl wrote:

... and it cant automatically connect to wireless internet. I know this as I was in wifi theatre cafe the other day.
Had I this new pirce of gizmo -- would I be up with the rest???

My laptop doesn't have built-in wireless, not really a problem though as I bought an adaptor for about fifteen quid. Look for PC-card 802.11b or g adapter, available just about anywhere that sells PC bits.

The box in this thread is what you would need if jhaving got the above you also wanted to have your mobile internet access at home as well as in Starbucks. That's recommended as well actually, I find it quite handy to be able to use my laptop anywhere around the house rather than have to perch next to the internet connection all the time.

blinky

L400ras wrote:

This router will allow more than 1 computer to use the same broadband connection (up to 256 computers i rekon).

Depends on the address type.

The most common used on a LAN is a Class C subnet: 192.168.x.x

e.g. for 192.168.1.x

192.168.1.0 = Network address (not usable for a host)
192.168.1.1 = Normally this is the router / gateway by convention
192.168.1.255 = Broadcast address (not usable for a host)

Total of 253 usable for hosts.

If you switched to a Class B (172.16.x.x) or Class A (10.x.x.x) private address range you can have more hosts.

jakemuk

blinky wrote:

Depends on the address type.

The most common used on a LAN is a Class C subnet: 192.168.x.x

e.g. for 192.168.1.x

192.168.1.0 = Network address (not usable for a host)
192.168.1.1 = Normally this is the router / gateway by convention
192.168.1.255 = Broadcast address (not usable for a host)

Total of 253 usable for hosts.

If you switched to a Class B (172.16.x.x) or Class A (10.x.x.x) private address range you can have more hosts.

who on earht would wana put anywere near 250 + pcs on this piece of inferior cheap junk, i bet it wudnt handle it at all, i bet i coudl kill it with just 1 pc hammering it

welshblob

jakemuk wrote:

who on earht would wana put anywere near 250 + pcs on this piece of inferior cheap junk, i bet it wudnt handle it at all, i bet i coudl kill it with just 1 pc hammering it

How do you know this is a piece of inferior cheap junk? Good question though, excluding the IP issue, I've never seen listed on any SOHO routers, wireless or not, how many clients they can handle before they die?

Rob

jakemuk

well u normaly max out the routing table n they crash,

i know for a fact any conexant based router, i can kill running just 1 app on a 8mb line it purely cant handle all the connection in and out

welshblob

jakemuk wrote:

well u normaly max out the routing table n they crash,

i know for a fact any conexant based router, i can kill running just 1 app on a 8mb line it purely cant handle all the connection in and out

Thats not Bittorrent is it?

jakemuk

somethign similair, but if you buy a good router u dont av to worry

welshblob

Has anybody found these at their local Asda ?