broadband -- i want to go wireless, how do i do it ??

kurjam

espresso wrote: »

If your PC is next to the phone line, you don't need to use wireless but any 802.11b/g wireless will work fine with it.

thanks, i want to run my pc via cables / wires etc.
and my sons laptop via wireless, thats why i needed to know if any modem will do...

what makes are best apart from belkin ???

espresso

kurjam wrote: »

thanks, i want to run my pc via cables / wires etc.
and my sons laptop via wireless, thats why i needed to know if any modem will do...

what makes are best apart from belkin ???

Any of these here personally I would avoid Belkin.

kurjam

espresso wrote: »

Any of these here personally I would avoid Belkin.

what do noy like about belkin ??

espresso

kurjam wrote: »

what do noy like about belkin ??

Poor user manuals/instructions and users seem to have to take them back due to reliability problems.

kurjam

espresso wrote: »

Any of these here personally I would avoid Belkin.

hi itook your asvice and got a NETGEAR DG834G
brill connect to my computer via ethernet cable as phone line next to comp.

tried to set up my lads laptop and it cant connect, any ideas what i might be doing wrong ??

i am no good with this sort of thing and never had wireless or a laptop before..
this is one site i found
http://www.puzbie.co.uk/php/home1024.php?page=834inst

albertross_2

what happens

have you put the encryption password in?

use wpa not wep

www.routerlogin.com
admin
password
wireless

wpa-psk
apply

kurjam

sorry where would it ask me for that....
i had to put in a user name and password to set it up on my desktop, but it does not ask me on laptop, i cant even get onto the screen to in put isp info, as its trying to connect to openworld as laptop originall y had that on it..

albertross_2

kurjam

i cant find that icon

albertross_2

vista or xp?

Is the wireless switched on, laptops usually have a button or kb combination to turn it on.

control panel, networks, wireless anything there