Can you recommend a router for use with NTL?

pks00

simply put - connect router to your modem instead of connecting PC to router. Router then sends signals out. The PC that wants to use it must have a receiving device, - most laptops come with WiFi built in nowadays. For PC's, you can buy a wireless receiver card,either internal or external (latter better to use). And thats it
Obviously read the manuals to set your security. Signals leave the house and outsiders can pick them up.
Routers also act as a hardware firewall adding more security to your PC.

belfastgal

can anyone tell me if this router would be compatable with ntl broadband ? and can anyone recommend it ? many thanks.
hope this link works.


http://www.digidave.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=59&osCsid=60347b6b50aba72fc80a61e833632485
many thanks

T4i

belfastgal wrote:

can anyone tell me if this router would be compatable with ntl broadband ? and can anyone recommend it ? many thanks.
hope this link works.


http://www.digidave.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=59&osCsid=60347b6b50aba72fc80a61e833632485
many thanks

Yes it would. Thats a cheap wireless router.

wiraone

T4i wrote:

Get a netgear!

Netgear, Netgear, Netgear....

As elliebean has said.........Wireless for NTL/Blueyonder

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=539

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000C1WO2/abantupromoti-21/026-5394123-0176409

Can't go wrong with Netgear.

You surely have never visited the netgear forum

http://forum1.netgear.com/support/viewforum.php?f=6

But I don't have much problem with my Netgear DG834GT when I had an ADSL line before. Currently happy with Linksys WRT54GS on NTL broadband.

albertross_2

belfastgal wrote:

can anyone tell me if this router would be compatable with ntl broadband ? and can anyone recommend it ? many thanks.
hope this link works.


http://www.digidave.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=59&osCsid=60347b6b50aba72fc80a61e833632485
many thanks

that's an old 802.11b model, 11Mb/s max speed, that's why it's cheap. It will still work ok though.., but a 802.11G model would be better 54Mb/s .. Netgear..

rolpaula

tjd-tjd wrote:

Afternoon everyone. We have NTL broadband serving one home P.C. I've just acquired a laptop, WiFi enabled and understand I need to get a cable router. I've looked at Netgear RP614 which I can get at a good price (£30.50). Will it do the job? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks. Tim.

We too have ntl broadband on home computer. I acquired a psp and wanted to go on the net with it so i bought a http://play.com/play247.asp?pa=srmr&page=title&r=PSP&title=866456

for £17.99. Set it up and got the psp working on the net.
Tried our wifi enabled laptop which found this device and lets us browse the internet and receive emails wirelessly. Don't pay loads for net working gear just buy one of these:j

"Connect your PSP wirelessly to the internet - it's quick and easy.

Plug WiFi Max into any internet enabled PC to create a high speed wireless access point. WiFi Max provides a true wireless 'G' access point, 5 times faster than a standard WiFi connection. You can connect multiple consoles and even other WiFi devices including laptops and PDA's."

You only have to plug it in the usb port!

albertross_2

Don't you need a second PC turned on all the time with that, and it has no firewall/NAT protection.

T4i

wiraone wrote:

You surely have never visited the netgear forum

http://forum1.netgear.com/support/viewforum.php?f=6

But I don't have much problem with my Netgear DG834GT when I had an ADSL line before. Currently happy with Linksys WRT54GS on NTL broadband.

EVERY hardware company will have people moaning that there products dont work. If you think netgears forum looks bad go look for d-link, belkin.

and no, i dont really go vist netgear forums as I have never needed to

rolpaula

albertross wrote:

Don't you need a second PC turned on all the time with that, and it has no firewall/NAT protection.

Yes we have to leave the main computer on but our teenagers are normally on it 24/7 anyway
not sure about the firewall i have zonealarm on both though, actually just updated the on on the laptop

belfastgal

T4i wrote:

Yes it would. Thats a cheap wireless router.

Do you mean cheap as in - not really worth the money and not much good ? Or what ?
thanks