wireless connection help pleeeeeeeeease

urbanlegend11

hello im not sure if anyone can help me but i need some help connecting up pc and laptop so i can have them both on the internet.ive got a laptop being delivered today and have bought a router (netgear dg834g) and usb adapter (netgear wpn111).im now trying to get me head round how i connect everything.im on ntl broadband with a modem.in the destructions it tells me to connect the router to my pc using a ethernet cable but i dont seem to have a port on my dell computer is this right?im getting really lost now is it worth calling a pc expert in or is it quite simple and im making it look hard work? thanks in advance guys

albertross_2

You have bought an ADSL router, designed for BT lines, not cable.. The DSL/cable ones are £20 cheaper. Are you able to take it back and swap it?

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopSearch.asp?CategoryID=65


There should be an ethernet port on the Dell PC. The blue lead fits into it.

urbanlegend11

hi yes it is from pc world so i hopefully will be able to swap it.i might be being thick but im sure i havent got a ethernet connection point(pc is about 6 years old)

albertross_2

The router has 4 identical ports, your PC should have the same port, looks like a modem port only bigger.. Dells have had them built in for years.

http://ncsudesign.org/content/images/it/walljack/plug2.gif

The laptop will have one anyway, so you can use that to set it up.

If the laptop has wireless built in, and the PC is near the phone point, then you won't need the additional wireless adapter, as the PC can be plugged in directly.

It is NTL cable, isn't it?

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

NETGEAR WGR614 54MBPS CABLE/ DSL WIRELESS ROUTER

urbanlegend11

yes it is ntl cable and has a big white cable from the phone point to my modem

albertross_2

You might be able to get it to work, but if PC World is nearby, then I'd take it back and swap it for a NETGEAR WGR614 54MBPS CABLE/ DSL WIRELESS ROUTER or similar, and save yourself some money.

As already mentioned, if the PC is next to the phone point, and the laptop has wireless built-in, you could wire the PC instead of using wireless, and get a refund on the wireless adapter you have bought..

urbanlegend11

thanks albertross im off to pcworld to swap it for the one you mentioned as i think ive got the wrong one

OK_Sauce

albertross wrote:

It is NTL cable, isn't it?

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

NETGEAR WGR614 54MBPS CABLE/ DSL WIRELESS ROUTER

These guys seem to be a bit cheaper as they have free delivery. Anyone used them? I'm after the same thing.

Go-Gadget-Go

albertross_2

yes, I've bought one from them, came next day, no problems..