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Jas
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13th May 07 at 18:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
anyone use one?

what else would i need to buy to get other computers in the house connected?
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13th May 07 at 19:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what do you mean? i have that router you just need either Network cards or wireless USB/PCMCIA adapters if its a laptop
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13th May 07 at 19:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
any particular card needed?
im going to buy one of those routers to upgrade from my shitty thomson jobbys!

worth £30?

and can you reccommend a wireless card usb thing too?
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13th May 07 at 19:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is it for a laptop or PC?
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13th May 07 at 19:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pc
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Internal PCI card
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/50127/rb/27770359188

USB adapter

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/60014/rb/27770445283
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13th May 07 at 19:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and the above router good enough?
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13th May 07 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and also! will the connections with the usb pen be slower than the one connected to router directly
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the netgear router is superb i use it for xbox, PC etc

Cable will be faster for transferring large files but for internet etc the 54mb wireless is plenty good enough
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13th May 07 at 19:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so you'd use that set up over anything like belkin etc
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i have a belkin network card but i prefer Netgear from experiences
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will any network card work with the netgear?
as i dont wana be spending loads.. il be buying a router for myself and two cards one for downstairs pc and one for my sister!
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yes they are all built to a set standard and will be compatible, mine cost £14 through work, it is unbranded but works fine.
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13th May 07 at 20:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok il get a cheapy one
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13th May 07 at 21:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
DG834 isn't wireless.

DG834G is 54Mbps wireless

DG834GT is 108Mbps
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13th May 07 at 22:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks ian! i bought the

Netgear DG834G 802.11g 54Mb Wireless ADSL Router

and the compatible usb stick to see if they will work together before buying an additional 2

 
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