Wireless networking help (so confused...)

winkus

We have a new Dell PC in our bedroom connected to a virgin Media broadband modem. We then put our old Dell PC in my sons bedroom.

We want our son to have internet access in his bedroom. What do we need?

Our new PC does not have a Wirefree Network card in it as standard. Stupid fools that we were we never added it when we purchased it. Dell are the only suppliers around that dont add them as standard nowadays!!! Typical!!!

Do we need a card in our PC as it is set up straight to the modem??

We are very confused!!! I know it is probably very easy but to us its like rocket science!!!

Thanks in advance

Winkus

marms

something like http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.aspx?sku=335911 should do, your modem and computer both plug into the router and use the usb adaptor on the other computer to connect wirelessly to the router.

winkus

thank you for your really quick response.

We have 20 meg broadband. Will the router you linked to slow this down?

Thanks again
Winkus

marms

it should still run at the same speed.

Red_Rose_Exile

Not sure that kit would work with Cable BB, it looks suspiciously like an ADSL router, also how far apart is the PC from your son's room

marms

Red_Rose_Exile wrote: »

Not sure that kit would work with Cable BB, it looks suspiciously like an ADSL router, also how far apart is the PC from your son's room

ADSL routers have the modem built in, the router i linked to doesn't have any modem built in, you use your existing cable modem with it.

winkus

Red_Rose_Exile wrote: »

Not sure that kit would work with Cable BB, it looks suspiciously like an ADSL router, also how far apart is the PC from your son's room

My sons room is next door but there is a stairwell inbetween and I dont want any wires at all.

Red_Rose_Exile

Stair wells aren't a problem thick brick walls can be!

rev229

We have virgin broadband and our sons laptop didn't have a wireless card. The router we bought was a netgear 40.00 from john lewis, it comes with what looks like a flash drive usb thingy (dongle)?? goes into son usb port on laptop and he is wireless. Neither myself or DH very techie but they told us that it was plug and play!!! Definately not fortunately a friends husband works in IT and managed to connect it all up but it took him 2 hours we would never of had it working. It works well most of the time but all the computers are downstairs and we have no solid interior walls. We were told that this is sometimes an issue. Good luck with setting it up if you know someone who is a techie ask them it will be much easier.

marms

yes i'll agree you need a tekkie to set it up. i set my sisters wireless netwrk up in minutes but my TP-Link router was so hard to make sense, i hate it xYou'll need a tekkkie friend to set up security though.

bluebell1962

hi im not sure if this is the right place to post this???

im a complete novice with computers i had sum one in to set up alap top at a cost.but i never thought to get them to set up the old computer in my daughters room .im wirefree with my lap top. what do i need to set up the other computer .is it a straight forward buy a dongle thingy and away we go .[i suppose not ] any help would be so appreciated thanks in advance .we live in a bungalow if that makes any differance, ive been told it could , help a thickie please lol