Subject: Wireless router from NTL Broadband to Laptop
nickhorton70
Newbie
Posts: 1 Registered: 1/4/06 Status: Offline
posted on 1/4/06 at 23:41
I am planning to but a wireless router and
wireless Laptop card kit for my Toshiba laptop. My
broadband connection at home is connected by the
NTL phone company and the cable line currently runs
through a modem provided by NTL.
If I buy a router I have noticed thay often
have a built in modem. I am guessing I don't
need this as I will have to connect the router
to the NTL Broadband modem as the cable connection
goes directly into it.Currently the patch cable
just comes out of the modem and I connect it
to my laptop, so can I add a router instead
and connect wirelessly?
Thanks.
[Edited on 5/9/2008 by festprint]
PompeyLad
Newbie
Posts: 4 Registered: 20/4/06 Status: Offline
posted on 20/4/06 at 14:25
Hi Nick
I have just gone wireless with NTL. I bought the
LINKSYS WRT54GSUK currently at PC world £49.99. It
was a piece of cake to install. The wireless
router has 4 ports that can be hardwired from it
and a wireless facility. I have my PC downstairs
hardwired, my daughters PC upstairs wireless and my
laptop wireless. its great. You have to connect
the laptop to the router with the RJ45 cable
initailly to set it up and once up and running
just go wireless. When setting up dont put the
encryption on until it working properley, then put
encryption codes in to keep your network secure.
any probs just post on here again. Hope this
helps
PompeyLad
