Help getting Wireless

diy-newby

Hi

My mate has Orange Broadband, via a USB Speedtouch modem. If he wanted
wireless capabilities (for using a Nintendo DS and Wii online) how would he
go about it?

Thanks

Andy Burns

On 10/12/2007 10:24, diy-newby wrote:

> My mate has Orange Broadband, via a USB Speedtouch modem. If he wanted
> wireless capabilities (for using a Nintendo DS and Wii online) how would he
> go about it?

Get a wireless adsl router to use instead of the usb modem, expect to
spend £40-50

e.g.




No particualar reason to recommend that supplier, but I doubt the prices
will vary by much elsewhere. Don't buy a "no-name" model as firmware
updates in case of problems are likely to be non-existant.

Connect the existing PC via wired ethernet (buy a cheap network card if
necessary, or use maybe wireless if it is a laptop)

Let the games consoles connect via wifi

Do use encryption (WPA if possible, WEP security is pathetic)

diy-newby

Thanks. How does the router though 'dial' to connect? On the current
setup, the USB model dials to connect to the internet, it is not an 'always
on' product.

Spud

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:56:48 +0000, Andy Burns
<.uk> wrote:

>On 10/12/2007 10:24, diy-newby wrote:
>
>> My mate has Orange Broadband, via a USB Speedtouch modem. If he wanted
>> wireless capabilities (for using a Nintendo DS and Wii online) how would he
>> go about it?
>
>Get a wireless adsl router to use instead of the usb modem, expect to
>spend £40-50
>
>e.g.
>
>
>
>
>No particualar reason to recommend that supplier, but I doubt the prices
> will vary by much elsewhere. Don't buy a "no-name" model as firmware
>updates in case of problems are likely to be non-existant.
>
>Connect the existing PC via wired ethernet (buy a cheap network card if
>necessary, or use maybe wireless if it is a laptop)
>
>Let the games consoles connect via wifi
>
>Do use encryption (WPA if possible, WEP security is pathetic)

If you don't mind a refurbished one this is a highly recommend buy:




This site tells you how to set it up:

Andy Burns

On 10/12/2007 11:31, diy-newby wrote:

> Thanks. How does the router though 'dial' to connect?

The router will assign IP addresses to all internal machines, you put
your adsl username/password into the router (via its built-in web page)

> On the current
> setup, the USB model dials to connect to the internet, it is not an 'always
> on' product.

It is the router which will make the connection, not any of the PCs or
games consoles, the connection *will* be always on, and the router will
act as a firewall (you might need to enable incoming traffic for the
games console I don't know, I've never used one)

diy-newby

"Spud" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:56:48 +0000, Andy Burns
> <.uk> wrote:
>
>>On 10/12/2007 10:24, diy-newby wrote:
>>
>>> My mate has Orange Broadband, via a USB Speedtouch modem. If he wanted
>>> wireless capabilities (for using a Nintendo DS and Wii online) how would
>>> he
>>> go about it?
>>
>>Get a wireless adsl router to use instead of the usb modem, expect to
>>spend £40-50
>>
>>e.g.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>No particualar reason to recommend that supplier, but I doubt the prices
>> will vary by much elsewhere. Don't buy a "no-name" model as firmware
>>updates in case of problems are likely to be non-existant.
>>
>>Connect the existing PC via wired ethernet (buy a cheap network card if
>>necessary, or use maybe wireless if it is a laptop)
>>
>>Let the games consoles connect via wifi
>>
>>Do use encryption (WPA if possible, WEP security is pathetic)
>
> If you don't mind a refurbished one this is a highly recommend buy:
>
>
>
>
> This site tells you how to set it up:
>
>

Thanks

diy-newby

Thanks. How does the router though 'dial' to connect? On the current
setup, the USB model dials to connect to the internet, it is not an 'always
on' product.

Spud

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:56:48 +0000, Andy Burns
<.uk> wrote:

>On 10/12/2007 10:24, diy-newby wrote:
>
>> My mate has Orange Broadband, via a USB Speedtouch modem. If he wanted
>> wireless capabilities (for using a Nintendo DS and Wii online) how would he
>> go about it?
>
>Get a wireless adsl router to use instead of the usb modem, expect to
>spend £40-50
>
>e.g.
>
>
>
>
>No particualar reason to recommend that supplier, but I doubt the prices
> will vary by much elsewhere. Don't buy a "no-name" model as firmware
>updates in case of problems are likely to be non-existant.
>
>Connect the existing PC via wired ethernet (buy a cheap network card if
>necessary, or use maybe wireless if it is a laptop)
>
>Let the games consoles connect via wifi
>
>Do use encryption (WPA if possible, WEP security is pathetic)

If you don't mind a refurbished one this is a highly recommend buy:




This site tells you how to set it up:

Andy Burns

On 10/12/2007 11:31, diy-newby wrote:

> Thanks. How does the router though 'dial' to connect?

The router will assign IP addresses to all internal machines, you put
your adsl username/password into the router (via its built-in web page)

> On the current
> setup, the USB model dials to connect to the internet, it is not an 'always
> on' product.

It is the router which will make the connection, not any of the PCs or
games consoles, the connection *will* be always on, and the router will
act as a firewall (you might need to enable incoming traffic for the
games console I don't know, I've never used one)

diy-newby

"Spud" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:56:48 +0000, Andy Burns
> <.uk> wrote:
>
>>On 10/12/2007 10:24, diy-newby wrote:
>>
>>> My mate has Orange Broadband, via a USB Speedtouch modem. If he wanted
>>> wireless capabilities (for using a Nintendo DS and Wii online) how would
>>> he
>>> go about it?
>>
>>Get a wireless adsl router to use instead of the usb modem, expect to
>>spend £40-50
>>
>>e.g.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>No particualar reason to recommend that supplier, but I doubt the prices
>> will vary by much elsewhere. Don't buy a "no-name" model as firmware
>>updates in case of problems are likely to be non-existant.
>>
>>Connect the existing PC via wired ethernet (buy a cheap network card if
>>necessary, or use maybe wireless if it is a laptop)
>>
>>Let the games consoles connect via wifi
>>
>>Do use encryption (WPA if possible, WEP security is pathetic)
>
> If you don't mind a refurbished one this is a highly recommend buy:
>
>
>
>
> This site tells you how to set it up:
>
>

Thanks