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The advice you received about wiring a computer to the router was probably
misunderstood.
I do recommend that when configuring the router for the first time, that you
hard wire your laptop to the router. Get it all set up that way, including
setting up security etc. and then go wireless, once it's all operational.
Do not do router firmware upgrades while connected wirelessly. You don't
need any computer connected permanently by wire.
"Richard Perkin" <f000nurdle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:30ttvlF34838qU1@uni-berlin.de...
> "David Gartrell" <davsarg@btinternet.com> wrote in
> news:cobncm$3pt$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk:
>
>> I am hoping shortly to purchase a new laptop, probably a Tiny
>> Power Mediabook. I would like to connect this wirelessly to the
>> Internet via my Wanadoo broadband internet account but am not sure
>> what I would need to do/buy to achieve this. Will I need some sort
>> of wireless ADSL router and a card to slot into the laptop? ...
>
> This model (and indeeed most current laptops) comes with a mini-PCI
> wireless card ready fitted, so no - you don't need to buy an
> additional wireless card.
>
> Most UK ISPs provide a USB ADSL modem. If you have broadband already,
> then you likely have this. The problem is that almost all other
> networking kit uses Ethernet for its connections, rather than USB.
>
> To provide a wireless network you will need an ADSL modem and a
> wireless access point. To share the connection between more than one
> computer, the most flexible way to achieve this is to buy a router.
>
> For home use, I suggest that you buy a combined all-in-one ADSL modem
> / router / switch / wireless device. Have a look at the reviews on
> the ADSLguide site for suggested models:
> <http://www.adslguide.org.uk/reviews/>
>
> Disconnect the USB modem, connect and configure the new device, and
> you should be up and away within a few minutes. When you're happy,
> you can sell the USB modem on eBay to offset the cost of the new
> device, or keep it for emergency use...
>
>> ... Also
>> someoe said to me today that I would also need another host PC to
>> be wired up to the router before it would work - is this right? I
>> was rather hoping that I could accomplish this with just one pc -
>> my new laptop and no wires! I'd be very grateful for any guidance
>> anyone could give me please.
>
> Perhaps they were referring to setting up the router? It is always
> best to set up the router using a wired connection, and *essential*
> to use a wired connection when upgrading the router's firmware.
>
> With a wired connection, you can check that your connection to the
> ISP is working OK, then move on to set up the wireless side of
> things. However, all current laptops will come with an Ethernet port,
> so this is no problem either - you would only need your new laptop.
> Once configured and working, you don't need any wires.
>
> It could be argued that buying a router is overkill for a single PC,
> or that an all-in-one device is not such a good solution as a
> separate modem and access point. But the cost of current kit is such
> that it's often cheaper to buy an all-in-one box, and a router will
> allow you to add more PCs as you wish. Strange how they seem to
> multiply
>
> Hope this helps
>
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>
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