Re: A router question from a newbie


"Eatmorepies" <naj9daynum3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello

Last week I connected to Tiscali broadband using the modem they sent me.
It all works as it should.

My wife uses a computer in the room next door. I plan to buy a modem
router to replace the speedtouch item from Tiscali and then do one of 2
things.

1. Run a cable to the next room - the way we run dial-up.
2. Buy a wireless router.

The wireless router is the option I prefer becasue I could then use the
laptop elsewhere in the house. The laptop came with a USB wireless thingy
with 802.11g on it.

Tomorrow, or the next day, I intend to go to PC World to buy the modem
router - any tips on what I need to look for?

Also - the speedtouch modem plugged into a USB port. Do they all do this?

Regards


John



The Sagem modem from tiscali (small blue one) does plug in to the USB socket
on computers.
If you're off to PCWorld then look for the £49-ish Netgear DG834 and make
sure it is the one for ADSL as it will have a modem built in. Very easy to
set up using their CD. Then you can use both PCs. I wouldn't bother with
anything expensive unless you are streaming video and audio or transferring
huge files between the two computers all the time. The Netgear DG834 is
fine.
I use one with two computers and a WiFi radio.
All you need to do is go in to the setup by plugging in the supplied network
cable to the computer and router. Type in 192.168.0.1 on Internet Explorer
and I think the password to get in is admin.
Put your main Tiscali Internet Address as the user name and then your
password. That is all it needs to do the ADSL part. I would suggest
changing the router login password and using WPA-PSK.
It's all explained on the supplied CD if you prefer to use that and follow
the prompts.
The Netgear will not fall over if you use Peer2Peer programs or Joost. The
Belkin type and other crap models are unstable. The Netgear just keeps
going and going and has regular updates. It's very reliable.
Don't let them force you to buy anything more expensive or to bully you in
to paying for an extra warranty - if the netgear goes wrong within 12months
PC World have to (by Law) exchange it and sort it out with the manufacturer.
DO NOT pay for a rip-off warranty as the unit already has one for 12months.
Staff are forced to sell warranties to meet targets as they make more money
from them than the product.
See if it is cheaper to buy the router online and call in to collect it. PC
World have dual pricing to con people who visit the shops by charging them
more for a lot of items! You can look at an item that for example costs
£150 and drive home to order it for £120, then go back to the same shop and
collect it. God knows what PC World are thinking as it upsets a lot of the
staff when customers mention the vast difference in dual pricing.



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