wiireless laptop

trevor_john

Hi guys
I have an Acer laptop it is wi-fi b/g compliant.It is my only computer.What will i need to :
Make this wireless for internet
Make this wireless for printing

I am on BT and have the speed touch modem from them as well.Will i still need this if i go wireless ?
Sorry i really dont have a clue doh !!
trevor

espresso

trevor_john wrote:

Hi guys
Sorry i really dont have a clue doh !!
trevor

Well you could learn about this topic by reading the Wireless Look Here sticky and then come back with any specific technical questions!

:rolleyes:

trevor_john

I saw that coming.....although the help i have givren folk here on other matters i am less er xxxxxxxxx...thanks anyway

I was thinking of ordering what i neded today,once again thanks for bothering to reply.

espresso

Well you haven't given enough information really! I assume that your speedtouch USB only, so yo would not be able to connect it to a wireless access point. Your best bet would probably be to buy a wireless router which would replace your crappy little USB modem and provide you with the functionality that you require. Even stores like PCworld have had some reasonable offers lately, for kit like Netgear routers etc.

trevor_john

THANKS !!! See its nice to be nice lol...
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albertross_2

You'll need an adsl wireless router, with a built in print server and usb port for it (assuming that the printer is usb).

If you have another PC to plug the printer in, then you could get away with a wireless adsl router, and plug the printer into the second PC and share it from that.

trevor_john

Many tahnks Albertross,nice answer.I have only the laptop so will follow your first suggestion.
thanks T.

Browntoa

as you are with BT depending on which package you are on you can upgrade to a wireless router modem

Options 3 + 4 was £10 for the upgrade

options ! + 2 were £25 for the upgrade

Browntoa

found the number for the upgrade

0800 0856161

DonnyDave

I bought a US Robotics USR019108 router a couple of months ago. It includes a USB print server, although I don't use it because I've got a parallel printer.

Other routers from Netgear, Belkin and linksys didn't offer print servers. The cheapest price I found was Amazon.co.uk, see here.