wireless connection

firbyfred

I have now decided which wireless router to get for a second computer we have upstairs, what else do I need for the computer to receive? are they a standard item?

Ashok_2

It completely depends on your situation, can you give more detail, how many computers are there, which of them can connect wirelessly etc...

cledor

I take it you are continuing from your earlier thread on http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=385836

firbyfred

cledor wrote:

I take it you are continuing from your earlier thread on http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=385836

yes it is a new computer upstairs, but I am not sure if it is set up for a wireless connection, what would I need if it isn't?

cledor

The computer will need an 802.11g wireless adaptor if there isn't one built in. For a PC it is either a USB dongle or a PCI card. For a Laptop it is either already built in on a PC Card.

firbyfred

cledor wrote:

The computer will need an 802.11g wireless adaptor if there isn't one built in. For a PC it is either a USB dongle or a PCI card. For a Laptop it is either already built in on a PC Card.

would this be okay http://www.amazon.co.uk/BlueWalker-Bluetooth-Dongle-metre-Range/dp/B000B4VLS0

cledor

A "BlueWalker Bluetooth USB Dongle" is definitely NOT OK, you'll need a WIFI adaptor to the 802.11g standard. Why don't you order it alongside your router, you'll get a much better deal on a bundled package and save on postage.

Here's an example http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-802-11g-Wireless-Network-Adapter/dp/B0006374PK/ref=sr_1_3/026-0055665-9788471?ie=UTF8&s=electronics


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