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I am interested in setting up a wireless network as part of my PVR
solution. I want the PVR located next to the TV (Duh!) and it will get
its TV listings from digiguide.
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Possibility 1:
Buy Netgear DG834G ADSL Modem/Router/Wireless Access point in living
room.
Connect PVR in Living room with PCI WiFi Card
Connect PC in Bedroom with PCI WiFi Card
Possibility 2:
As above, but connect PC in Bedroom using a PCI ADSL Modem (Turning off
Router when using Bedroom PC)
Possibility 3+:
Anything you intelligent people suggest 
Peter
Archived from groups: uk.telecom.broadband,uk.comp.home-networking,alt.internet.wireless (More info?)
In uk.telecom.broadband Stone Free <spam_KillKillKillstone_freeNoSpamPleaseWereBritish@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I am interested in setting up a wireless network as part of my PVR
> solution. I want the PVR located next to the TV (Duh!) and it will get
> its TV listings from digiguide.
>
> Here is some ASCII art illustrating the situation:
> _____________________________________________________________
> | TV+PC PVR |\
> | | \
<snip.
> Possibility 1:
>
> Buy Netgear DG834G ADSL Modem/Router/Wireless Access point in living
> room.
> Connect PVR in Living room with PCI WiFi Card
> Connect PC in Bedroom with PCI WiFi Card
What is the compositoin of the wall between the living room and bedroom.
I'd say this is your best option, if wireless works OK.
>
> Possibility 2:
> As above, but connect PC in Bedroom using a PCI ADSL Modem (Turning off
> Router when using Bedroom PC)
You'll probably need to unplug it.
>
> Possibility 3+:
> Anything you intelligent people suggest
Me, I'd stick wires in.
But then you probably don't have a 100m reel of cable sitting.
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Ian Stirling <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote in
news:40f6846b$0$92635$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net:
>> Possibility 1:
>>
>> Buy Netgear DG834G ADSL Modem/Router/Wireless Access point in living
>> room.
>> Connect PVR in Living room with PCI WiFi Card
>> Connect PC in Bedroom with PCI WiFi Card
>
> What is the compositoin of the wall between the living room and
> bedroom.
It is stud partition plasterboard.
> I'd say this is your best option, if wireless works OK.
>
>>
>> Possibility 2:
>> As above, but connect PC in Bedroom using a PCI ADSL Modem (Turning
>> off Router when using Bedroom PC)
> You'll probably need to unplug it.
>>
>> Possibility 3+:
>> Anything you intelligent people suggest
>
> Me, I'd stick wires in.
> But then you probably don't have a 100m reel of cable sitting.
>
No, your right I dont
Archived from groups: uk.telecom.broadband,uk.comp.home-networking,alt.internet.wireless (More info?)
In uk.telecom.broadband Stone Free <spam_KillKillKillstone_freeNoSpamPleaseWereBritish@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ian Stirling <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote in
> news:40f6846b$0$92635$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net:
>
>>> Possibility 1:
>>>
>>> Buy Netgear DG834G ADSL Modem/Router/Wireless Access point in living
>>> room.
>>> Connect PVR in Living room with PCI WiFi Card
>>> Connect PC in Bedroom with PCI WiFi Card
>>
>> What is the compositoin of the wall between the living room and
>> bedroom.
> It is stud partition plasterboard.
>
In that case, it should almost certainly work fine.
Ensure any PCI cards that you use have antennas that can be seperated
out a bit from the card, on a short bit of cable.
Otherwise, you can run into problems with the PCs shielding the signal.
>
>> I'd say this is your best option, if wireless works OK.
>>
>>>
>>> Possibility 2:
>>> As above, but connect PC in Bedroom using a PCI ADSL Modem (Turning
>>> off Router when using Bedroom PC)
>> You'll probably need to unplug it.
>>>
>>> Possibility 3+:
>>> Anything you intelligent people suggest
>>
>> Me, I'd stick wires in.
>> But then you probably don't have a 100m reel of cable sitting.
>>
> No, your right I dont
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