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Stefek Zaba wrote:
wrote:
Do I just need a wireless access point and are these actually
wireless
devices or will I need to cable this into my modem/router?
A wireless access point has an Ethernet port, through which it
attaches
to the fixed (wired) Ethernet. It bridges wireless signals in
range
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passing frames to and from those devices and devices attached to
its
Ethernet port.
So yes, it needs wiring in to one of your modem/router's Ethernet
ports;
and therefore you may find it just as easy to move the box you
have
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which AsIUnderstandIt has both an ADSL port for your phone line
and
wireless capability (and I'm guessing one or more wired Ethernet
ports
too). If you're just experimenting with a better location for it,
you
can run a gert big long RJ11 extension - they're cheap as chips -
while
shifting the Belkin about the place, and worry about neatening up
the
cable route once you know it's worth putting the ADSL-wireless
box
halfway up the lounge wall, above the kitchen cupboard, or
wherever.
(Since the ADSL signal's travelled several - mayhap tens - of
thousands
of feet between the exchange and your house, an extra 50 foot of
extension cable isn't going to make a massive difference...)
Great, more cables to hide, that was the whole point of wireless!
I'll try a new card in my laptop first and then experiment with a
new
location for the modem/router, only problem here is that I wanted
my
home PC to be wired into the ethernet ports as opposed to wireless,
this means I will have to get a wireless card for my PC too,
Uggggggg.
Thanks for the advice Stefek.
Cheers
Richard
Hooraahhhhhh
Just bought myself a BT Voyager PCMCIA 802.11g card and I'm
succesfully
running WIFI from my front room and bedroom. Every room in the house
can now get a signal without drop outs. The signal in the front room
is
classed as very low by the software but It's still very much usable
and
doesn't drop out and that's with OOTB settings. I'll have a further
play with different channels to see if I can get a further
improvement.
Problem solved, I would like to of seen what a Belkin 802.11g card
would of done but they were out of stock.
Thanks everyone for your input on this subject.
Cheers
Richard
In the garden by the hot tub oh yeah! 
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