Buying hardware for wireless ISP

I live in a remote area of the UK and after struggling with dial-up for years
I am at last having wireless broadband installed (no cable, telephone or
satellite available in my village). I thought I understood the basics of
wirless networking until I started investigating the purchase of wireless kit
(routers etc). None of the big manufacturers provide advice on compatability
with wireless ISP - is it ADSL or "broadband"? I would greatly appreciate
some advice so I can shop around for the best kit for this type of broadband
service.
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Cheers, Al

I probably should add that I want to set up the network for a PC and laptop,
both running WinXP Pro.
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Cheers, Al


"Al" wrote:

> I live in a remote area of the UK and after struggling with dial-up for years
> I am at last having wireless broadband installed (no cable, telephone or
> satellite available in my village). I thought I understood the basics of
> wirless networking until I started investigating the purchase of wireless kit
> (routers etc). None of the big manufacturers provide advice on compatability
> with wireless ISP - is it ADSL or "broadband"? I would greatly appreciate
> some advice so I can shop around for the best kit for this type of broadband
> service.
> --
> Cheers, Al

Generally speaking the way it's done is that you acquire a Wireless router
(like a Linksys WRT54GS or similar) and you plug that into your broadband
modem (be it cable or DSL) as if the router were a computer. Then you plug
any computers that you want to connect via wires into the router and you
configure the wireless on the router and then connect any wireless computers
to that.

Normally I encourage people to use WPA encryption for security, though until
you get the hang of the devices it will make it easier to connect if you
don't and if your area is truly "remote" then you probably don't have much
of a security concern.

Still for the long run it would be worth it for you to read the
documentation for your router before you install it and try to familiarize
yourself with the security options.


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"Al" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I live in a remote area of the UK and after struggling with dial-up for
>years
> I am at last having wireless broadband installed (no cable, telephone or
> satellite available in my village). I thought I understood the basics of
> wirless networking until I started investigating the purchase of wireless
> kit
> (routers etc). None of the big manufacturers provide advice on
> compatability
> with wireless ISP - is it ADSL or "broadband"? I would greatly appreciate
> some advice so I can shop around for the best kit for this type of
> broadband
> service.
> --
> Cheers, Al

Thanks for the interest chaps. Remote yes, but we do have electricity and a
telephone line (but it only carries voice signal).

Fortunately we have a very high radio communication mast about 9 miles away,
from where the ISP transmitts (I suppose it's some sort of radio signal). The
company is called Link-Suffolk and they have a website (with next to no
information).

Anyway, the problem is all the product info for routers specify broadband or
cable input but I don't know which one it will be (guessing cable). I suppose
the receiver installer will have something to sell me, but I would like to
know what my options are so I know what I'm buying.
--
Cheers, Al


"jschall" wrote:

> You say there is no cable internet service in your village. Is there
> broadband internet service available from your phone company? You said
> there is no telephone service in your village, either. I didn't know
> villages like that still existed in the "developed world" :-)
>
> How does your proposed ISP plan on providing you internet service?
> It's possible he could "shoot" a narrow beam from his remote Wireless
> Access Point to a similar narrow-beam antenna on your rooftop. An
> 802.11 radio on the antenna pylon on your roof would output an Ethernet
> signal directly to your PC. Your ISP would provide all of the wireless
> "kit".
>
> Or have I (and Ben) misunderstood your question? Please clarify!
>
> - Jeff
>
>