Router HELP!!!!!

playgirl83

hello,
hope i am posting in the correct thread, we bought a router today from comet and they sold us the wrong one, we wanted one for broadband and they gave us a dial up one grrrrr
well what i want to know is does anyone know the cheapest or best place to get a router etc.... i am on NTL broadband but do not have an ethernet connection.it is to connect our laptop to the internet through the pc.
thanks a lot
heather xxxx

beastwez

Hi, take the router back and swap it for a DSL router, or cable router. both are the same, just named differently.

Tell customer services you asked for a DSL router, and you got sold an ADSL router. You also need to buy an ethernet card and install it into your PC.

If it's too complex to install an ethernet card, buy an ethernet to usb converter. let me know if you need any more help

playgirl83

have taken it back earlier.
how much are the ethernet to usb converters?
thanks a lot heather xxxx

beastwez

they are only a few quid. im trying to find the link
gimme 2mins

playgirl83

thankyou

beastwez

this is what you need

http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPO-Belkin_F5D5050

but this is dear being a belkin. i paid miles less for mine, about 7quid from Scan. if you search the net youll find cheaper.

playgirl83

thanks a lot for that, on a thread there was a lot of discussion about staples prices not sure wether they would be any good for me.
http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=1345%2C1887%2C1349,1393&webid=4m466&affixedcode=WW

beastwez

Yep, good price and good router. same as mine and im on NTL, works a treat even when im outside on my laptop!

playgirl83

oh great i am glad you have the same know it will be ok then. so just checking if i buy this what else do i need?
i am sorry i am really not a natural blonde lol

beastwez

you will also need an ethernet card for your PC. they are only cheap. but you need to fit it, or get someone to fit it.

if you dont want to mess about inside your PC, buy a converter we talked about, which means you plug it into the USB port.

Finally, the task of configuring your router! best o luck

wes

albertross_2

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