Wireless ADSL Modem & Router. Any recommendations?

Hi,

I've decided to network my small collection of computers, 2 Pc's - 1 Laptop,
and need a recommendation for a Wireless ADSL Modem & Router.

Both Pc's are less than a year old and the Laptop (Sony Vaio) was bought
last week.

I looked into getting a cabled modem, but because of some restrictions with
the property, I'm not allowed to change or modify anything inside the house,
so wireless is what I'm left with.

I'm on a loose budget of about £150, but I don't need anything for the
laptop as it is already wired up for wireless networking.

TIA
Nik

"Sedgewicke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've decided to network my small collection of computers, 2 Pc's - 1
> Laptop, and need a recommendation for a Wireless ADSL Modem & Router.
>
> Both Pc's are less than a year old and the Laptop (Sony Vaio) was
> bought last week.
>
> I looked into getting a cabled modem, but because of some
> restrictions with the property, I'm not allowed to change or modify
> anything inside the house, so wireless is what I'm left with.
>
> I'm on a loose budget of about £150, but I don't need anything for the
> laptop as it is already wired up for wireless networking.

I suggest the Belkin F5D7630uk4A, though there is also the Netgear DG834G
and the USR 9106 which you can consider.

All of the above should be <£100 for the router.

If you want to spend more have a look at the Draytek range.

If buying wireless cards, try and go for everything from the same brand as
the router- it might make life slightly easier.

Regards
Sunil

"Sunil Sood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Sedgewicke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)
> > I've decided to network my small collection of computers, 2 Pc's - 1
> > Laptop, and need a recommendation for a Wireless ADSL Modem & Router.
> >
> > Both Pc's are less than a year old and the Laptop (Sony Vaio) was
> > bought last week.
> >
> > I looked into getting a cabled modem, but because of some
> > restrictions with the property, I'm not allowed to change or modify
> > anything inside the house, so wireless is what I'm left with.
> >
> > I'm on a loose budget of about £150, but I don't need anything for the
> > laptop as it is already wired up for wireless networking.
>
> I suggest the Belkin F5D7630uk4A, though there is also the Netgear DG834G
> and the USR 9106 which you can consider.
>
> All of the above should be <£100 for the router.
>
> If you want to spend more have a look at the Draytek range.
>
> If buying wireless cards, try and go for everything from the same brand as
> the router- it might make life slightly easier.
>
> Regards
> Sunil
>
>

The Belkin is dead easy to set up, quick and easy. Also allows you to go
g-nitro (108Mbps) if you use Belkin PC cards. Good security features on all
3, WPA on the Belkin.
Just some thoughts,
David.

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:57:14 +0100, "David Longfield"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
....
>The Belkin is dead easy to set up, quick and easy. Also allows you to go
>g-nitro (108Mbps) if you use Belkin PC cards. Good security features on all
>3, WPA on the Belkin.
>Just some thoughts,
>David.

Any recommended belkin supplier then please?

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Just bought both the Belkin router and PCI card that were mentioned above,
and despite never doing anything similar had them up and running out of the
box(es) in 10 minutes.

Looked around for best prices and ended up buying from Amazon - free
delivery for orders over £25 which put them on par with the cheapest I could
find elsewhere. And there customer service is far superior from anyone I
have seen or used online. You may want to have a look at www.pricerunner.com
to see if there is a bargain elsewhere.

Just my 2p worth.

J.

"Mike Scott" <(E-Mail Removed) k> wrote in
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> On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:57:14 +0100, "David Longfield"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> ...
> >The Belkin is dead easy to set up, quick and easy. Also allows you to go
> >g-nitro (108Mbps) if you use Belkin PC cards. Good security features on
all
> >3, WPA on the Belkin.
> >Just some thoughts,
> >David.
>
> Any recommended belkin supplier then please?
>
> --
> Please use the corrected version of the address below for replies.
> Replies to the header address will be junked, as will mail from
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> regards. Mike Scott Harlow Essex England.(unet -a-t- scottsonline.org.uk)

"JoeJoe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Just bought both the Belkin router and PCI card that were mentioned above,
> and despite never doing anything similar had them up and running out of
the
> box(es) in 10 minutes.
>
> Looked around for best prices and ended up buying from Amazon - free
> delivery for orders over £25 which put them on par with the cheapest I
could
> find elsewhere. And there customer service is far superior from anyone I
> have seen or used online. You may want to have a look at
www.pricerunner.com
> to see if there is a bargain elsewhere.
>
> Just my 2p worth.

Just had a look on Amazon and found this :

"Order the Netgear DG834G ADSL Modem/Router/54 Mbps access point before July
25, 2004 and receive either the Netgear WG511T 108 Mbps Wireless PC card or
Netgear WG121 802.11g 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 adapter for free."

Looks like a sweet deal, but is the USB adaptor any good or should I go for
an internal PCI card?

Nik

"Sedgewicke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "JoeJoe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Just bought both the Belkin router and PCI card that were mentioned
above,
> > and despite never doing anything similar had them up and running out of
> the
> > box(es) in 10 minutes.
> >
> > Looked around for best prices and ended up buying from Amazon - free
> > delivery for orders over £25 which put them on par with the cheapest I
> could
> > find elsewhere. And there customer service is far superior from anyone I
> > have seen or used online. You may want to have a look at
> www.pricerunner.com
> > to see if there is a bargain elsewhere.
> >
> > Just my 2p worth.
>
> Just had a look on Amazon and found this :
>
> "Order the Netgear DG834G ADSL Modem/Router/54 Mbps access point before
July
> 25, 2004 and receive either the Netgear WG511T 108 Mbps Wireless PC card
or
> Netgear WG121 802.11g 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 adapter for free."
>
> Looks like a sweet deal, but is the USB adaptor any good or should I go
for
> an internal PCI card?

Depends. If you have a spare PCI slot, then I would go for it as networking
through USB requires the CPU to carry out extra work.