I know jack shit about setting a wireless router up or even what would be a good router to buy, so information on both topics would be appreciated.
Buy this, plus a wireless network card for each PC. Insert cards into PCs, insert your internet connection (cable or dsl modem?) into router, turn everything on.
You may want to secure the connection with a WEP key, but that's a slightly more advanced topic and not neccessary for it to function. Reynar fucked around with this message on 10-01-2004 at 02:25 PM.
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Reynar Model 2000 was programmed to say:
[URL=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1074787298555&skuId=6304082&type=product]http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1074787298555&skuId=6304082&type=product[/UR L]Buy this, plus a wireless network card for each PC. Insert cards into PCs, insert your internet connection (cable or dsl modem?) into router, turn everything on.
You may want to secure the connection with a WEP key, but that's a slightly more advanced topic and not neccessary for it to function.
New Linksys routers make it very easy to set it up, even if you don't know what you're doing. Linksys has done a good job at making it user friendly recently.
Works well with both PC based and Apple based computers.
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Azizza's account was hax0red to write:
I agree with going linksys but dont' buy in to the speed-booster crap. It doesn't work as well as they claim. Very easy to set up their equipment.
Oops, I agree. I just picked the one at the top of the list hehe.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051384663529&skuId=5250774&type=product
Here is the normal one, for $20 less.
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Gork impressed everyone with:
Hi, your Cousin Works at Fry's electronics...
In the wrong department... 
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Check out the big brain on Gork!
Hi, your Cousin Works at Fry's electronics...
WTF? Who are you? Why do you think i have a cousin?
And more importantly....WHERE ARE MY PANTS???
But ya, i was gonna talk to you about how i'd set it up later this week
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Gork had this to say about Tron:
Im Telesales Jaggedpine... Yeah wrong department but 80% of the calls Im sent are networking calls =p
Ugh, tele-sales... how do you put up with the 5 million calls a day for GQ Media, and the "$199 computer"? I'd kill myself. At least on the floor I can just point and let them figure it out themselves...
Does the type of wireless Ethernet cards i get matter at all? Like, do they need to match with the router?
If your router is 802.11b, then your wireless cards can be either 802.11b or 802.11g
edit: g is the fastest, but it's backwards compatible with b.
edit 2: all kinds of info here
edit 3: if you meant brand, then no. As long as it's either 802.11b or 802.11g Kegwen fucked around with this message on 10-10-2004 at 06:22 PM.
