Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Alan Pope
2008/12/18 Jake Bunce : > For powerline adapters to work, they need to run on the same electrical ring > main. As each house will have it's own fuse box & ring main, "leakage" to > outside of the home is not going to be an issue. Not true, there's no filter on your consumer unit to stop it 'leakin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Alan Pope
2008/12/18 Ian Pascoe : > Gents > > Although I agree that the idea of PowerLine adapters is a great one and can > be a boon may I put in a word of caution? > The ones I have include encryption over the power line which is configurable using a linux utility. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Jake Bunce
t that the interference disappeared when the PowerLine adapters > were > powered off. > > So be careful out there! > > Ian > > -Original Message- > From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com > [mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com]on Behalf Of Tony Arnold >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Ian Pascoe
buntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com]on Behalf Of Tony Arnold Sent: 18 December 2008 14:17 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers Sean, Sean Miller wrote: > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Rob Beard wrote: >>> That's answered my question to Sean, but y

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Alan Pope
2008/12/18 Sean Farley : > Get me off this list please! My mailbox can't cope! > There is a link at the bottom of every mail (including this one) detailing where you go to unsubscribe. https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Sean Farley
Get me off this list please! My mailbox can't cope! -Original Message- From: Tony Arnold Sent: 18 December 2008 12:24 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers Sean, Sean Miller wrote: > Personally I'd do the power line - it's simple. >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Tony Arnold
Sean, Sean Miller wrote: > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Rob Beard wrote: >>> That's answered my question to Sean, but you seem to have to buy these >>> things in pairs. Is that the case? > > No. But to start they're obviously better value in pairs!! > > Try this link... > > http://www.fac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Sean Miller
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Rob Beard wrote: >> That's answered my question to Sean, but you seem to have to buy these >> things in pairs. Is that the case? No. But to start they're obviously better value in pairs!! Try this link... http://www.faculty-x.net/homeplugs%20at%20a%20glance.htm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Rob Beard
Tony Arnold wrote: > Alan, > > Alan Pope wrote: >> 2008/12/18 Sean Miller : >>> Personally I'd do the power line - it's simple. >>> >> Another +1 for powerline. I actually use mine in two ways with 4 >> develo devices although of course you can use 2 as a minimum. >> >> I have one attached to the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Tony Arnold
Alan, Alan Pope wrote: > 2008/12/18 Sean Miller : >> Personally I'd do the power line - it's simple. >> > > Another +1 for powerline. I actually use mine in two ways with 4 > develo devices although of course you can use 2 as a minimum. > > I have one attached to the switch near the cable modem.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Tony Arnold
Sean, Sean Miller wrote: > Personally I'd do the power line - it's simple. > > Amazon sell them at £39.99 if you don't trust e-bay. > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Highspeed-Professional-Powerline-Compliant-Playstation/dp/B001AM7NYI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1229601329&sr=8-3 Do these thing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Alan Pope
2008/12/18 Sean Miller : > Personally I'd do the power line - it's simple. > Another +1 for powerline. I actually use mine in two ways with 4 develo devices although of course you can use 2 as a minimum. I have one attached to the switch near the cable modem. Another is in the kitchen attached to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Sean Miller
Personally I'd do the power line - it's simple. Amazon sell them at £39.99 if you don't trust e-bay. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Highspeed-Professional-Powerline-Compliant-Playstation/dp/B001AM7NYI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1229601329&sr=8-3 Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://list

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread mlist-ubuntu_uk
"Simon Wears" wrote: > Anyone know of anything which may be able to help? A friend suggested > Apple's Airport extreme base station ( > http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB053?mco=Mjg4NjM1Mw) but I though I'd ask > if anyone knew of anything that may be able to fix my problem better. Do you need

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Rob Beard
Michael Holloway wrote: > I'll second the powerline option. Haven't tried it myself but a friend > has and works brilliant. > > I (living in Germany now) have a 32M cable internet connection. I was > connected over wireless due to inconveniently located cable modem, but > recently got off my read-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Robert Dorrian
Or you could get a wireless router that can be flashed with a custom firmware; then you can use it as a network bridge. (the wireless acts as a client of the homehub and you bridge the wired segment with the wireless one) -- Robert Dorrian On 17 Dec 2008, at 23:47, "Simon Wears" wrote:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-18 Thread Michael Holloway
I'll second the powerline option. Haven't tried it myself but a friend has and works brilliant. I (living in Germany now) have a 32M cable internet connection. I was connected over wireless due to inconveniently located cable modem, but recently got off my read-end and wired a cable through the wa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-17 Thread Simon Wears
I never thought about the powerline option. Running a cable to my room is a bit out the question though unfortunately. Powerline networking is something that would work nicely though, as from looking into wireless solutions a bit more I found that most wireless routers don't support network bridgin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-17 Thread Tony Pursell
On 17 Dec 2008 at 21:08, Simon Wears wrote: > Hey all! > > I've been thinking about what I'm going to do network-wise when I get home > from university, since I was the only one still using a wired connection in > the house, when I left they got a BT homehub so the house is now fully > wireless.

[ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers

2008-12-17 Thread Simon Wears
Hey all! I've been thinking about what I'm going to do network-wise when I get home from university, since I was the only one still using a wired connection in the house, when I left they got a BT homehub so the house is now fully wireless. This is a problem for me - I used to have a phone line in