Wireless router/modem help

Hello,

I wish to set up a wireless network to share my BT broadband at home with 2
PC's. The PC with broadband at the moment has a speedtouch USB modem with BT
broadband. It must be a wireless system I have, what is the minimum
equipment I can get away with, not a heavy user so can I go for the B stuff
or should I go for G or super G, do I need a modem router or can I connect a
router to my present modem?

Thank you

Mark Wilkins wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I wish to set up a wireless network to share my BT broadband at home
> with 2 PC's. The PC with broadband at the moment has a speedtouch USB
> modem with BT broadband. It must be a wireless system I have, what is
> the minimum equipment I can get away with, not a heavy user so can I
> go for the B stuff or should I go for G or super G, do I need a modem
> router or can I connect a router to my present modem?
>
> Thank you

Depends if you want bothe PC's to connect to the internet independently or
not. If you are happy to leave the one with the internet connection
switched on, you can get away with just a wireless adaptor for each set ip
in Ad hoc mode but it can be headache to set up. Best to get an access
point and wireless card and use infrastructure which is easier to set up and
more stable.

If you don't want to leave one switched on, you will need to buy a router
with a modem either built in or a separate ethernet one. Your USB modem
will not connect to most routers. You can either connect by cable to one PC
and wireless to the other or wireless to both PC's.

If you have an old PC laying around (P90 or above), you could install
something like Smoothwall to conect to a wireless access point and then
connect to the other two PC's using wireless adaptors ( I use Smoothwall but
it is not easy to set up with a speedtouch modem but once it is setup, it is
rock solid)

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Mark,
What a good question that you have here: B or G or Others?
Well, before all, what is important is to find hardware which works fine in
your house/office configuration. For instance, I equipped my house with a
Linksys B router with a signal booster which sucked. Later, I switched to a
pre-N Belkin which rocks. So, the point is that whatever speed your ISP (BT
in this case) allows, you have to be sure that you have a good signal
between your router and your PCs at the most common places.
Now, assuming that your ISP will provide a 1 to 8 Mgbits download (and much
less upload), a 11Mgbits B system should be enough if you just browse the
Net. BUT, if you envision sharing files between PCs for let say share
multimedia items (MP3, AVI, etc.), you should better go to G and even Super
G (108Mbps).
So in conclusion, you need to figure out what you are planning to do with
this material and what the future will allow (ISP will certainly increase
speed above 11Mgbits within 2 years). B equipment is getting very cheap
while G is becoming really affordable.
Hope it helps,
YD


"Mark Wilkins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I wish to set up a wireless network to share my BT broadband at home with
> 2
> PC's. The PC with broadband at the moment has a speedtouch USB modem with
> BT
> broadband. It must be a wireless system I have, what is the minimum
> equipment I can get away with, not a heavy user so can I go for the B
> stuff
> or should I go for G or super G, do I need a modem router or can I connect
> a
> router to my present modem?
>
> Thank you
>
>
>