djohn Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hi Guy's, looking for some advice on a modem/router. Using a USB speedtouch 330 modem at the moment but want to buy a laptop in the near future and be able to have both on-line at the same time or either one, independent of the other.I would prefer it to be wireless for the laptop use but it doesn't matter about the desktop unit as it is close to the phone socket, so can be wireless or wired.My ISP sells them at £175! Ouch!! Netgear and D-Link models. I've seen them much cheaper than this, so would appreciate some advice on make/model please.O/S is XP Pro. SP2. AMD 1800xp+ CPU. Motherboard is almost 3 years old now and nothing inside that will accept a connection for a router. I guess I would need a PCI card to go inside or a USB transmitter/receiver plugged into the rear USB slot? Any advice on the best way to go about this please.many thanks. dj. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Something like this perhaps Dj ?Claim a Free Netgear WG111 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter as sold for £30.56 when you purchase this Netgear DG834G 54Mbps Wireless ADSL Modem Firewall RouterI would guess you probably have onboard LAN on the desktop, if not NICs seem to be cheap as chips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djohn Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Thanks Mark, I think something like that is what I would need. I don't think my board has Lan, will check the manual later. Is this where the PCI card would come in if I don't have it? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Yup, just stick the PCI card in and away you go B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djohn Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Ta! very much expertec and Mark. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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