Wireless broadband help please.

loftus

Please help a novice with a wireless question. I'm not very good at searching either so apologise if this has been answered several times before.

I am thinking of getting NTL broadband - am currently on dial-up. The desktop I would want to connect with is not in a convenient location for cabling and so I was thinking about using a wireless router and USB adaptor (I don't like opening the PC up!) - I was looking at some Linksys kit. I am not thinking about networking, it is just to connect the one PC.

Can I have a system where the router is connected to the STB/cable modem (whichever it will be) and the adaptor to the desktop or does a system need to be hard wired at some point?

Thanks

DVB_3

Take a look here

Mattjimf

The system will need to be hard wired to set up the modem/router to connect to the internet. Once that is done you will be able to use the wireless usb adapter.
personally i'd buy a cheap second hand computer that you can keep connected to the router via wires in case anything goes wrong with the set up of the modem/router. It doesn't need to be fancy just have enough space for the OS and either onboard or a stand alone network card.

hollie.weimeraner

Have a look at this thread http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=46016