micro filter

Hi
I have just been to my local computer store and a wireless router and also a
usb wireless usb adapter I have been trying to set it up but no luck so I
called the shop and he said that I need a micro filter can anyone tell me
what this is ans if I go to Maplins what do I ask for
Thanks from Eddie

"Jack The Lad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I have just been to my local computer store and a wireless router and also
a
> usb wireless usb adapter I have been trying to set it up but no luck so I
> called the shop and he said that I need a micro filter can anyone tell me
> what this is ans if I go to Maplins what do I ask for
> Thanks from Eddie

Your Router should have come with a Micro Filter. If not, what cheap thing
have you bought?!

In what way can you not set it up?

Bear in mind some WiFi routers require a direct cable connection to the PC
for initial set up. Even if yours dont, its still a billion times easier to
do it that way, and worry about the WIFI bit after.

USB dongle.....oh my god, you do like to make things hard dont you!! ;-)

Tim..

On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:02:29 +0000 (UTC), "Tim.."
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>"Jack The Lad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Hi
>> I have just been to my local computer store and a wireless router and also
>a
>> usb wireless usb adapter I have been trying to set it up but no luck so I
>> called the shop and he said that I need a micro filter can anyone tell me
>> what this is ans if I go to Maplins what do I ask for
>> Thanks from Eddie
>
>Your Router should have come with a Micro Filter. If not, what cheap thing
>have you bought?!

You don't need a microfilter for a router.

A microfilter is what you use to filter the ADSL signal out when
connecting a voice phone, fax or analog modem to an ADSL enabled phone
line. See e.g. <http://www.adslnation.com/products/xf-1e.php> for an
example of a microfilter. The usual configuration is a plug that goes
into the phone socket and two sockets - a filtered one for phone etc,
and an unfiltered one for plugging in your ADSL modem. The usual cheap
ones look like one of those phone socket doubler adapters except that
the two sockets are different sizes.

If you have a combined ADSL modem/router you would plug the ADSL modem
part into an unfiltered socket, and is is normal for this to be the
unfiltered socket of a microfilter unit.

>
>In what way can you not set it up?

Also useful to say exactly which make/model of kit you have, what you
want to do, what you have done so far etc.
>
>Bear in mind some WiFi routers require a direct cable connection to the PC
>for initial set up. Even if yours dont, its still a billion times easier to
>do it that way, and worry about the WIFI bit after.

Definitely a good idea - get it working with wires first.

>
>USB dongle.....oh my god, you do like to make things hard dont you!! ;-)

I had no trouble with the one I used - it is an easy way to add WiFi to
a desktop machine.

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