On 3/5/07, Ben Thorp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In the long run you are probably better off owning your own modem/router > anyway. They're reasonably cheap (although they are in excess of £30), but > what you sacrifice in terms of price you gain in terms of functionality - > the reason that many boxes don't work with Linux is because the hardware > they contain is unable to do all the work itself - it requires some clever > pieces of proprietary software to acheive full function. A "normal" router > (or even just an ADSL modem, which might be a cheap option if you only want > 1 port) will work over Ethernet, and all the "hard work" will be performed > by the hardware itself, which is a preferable situation anyway. >
Am being a bit dumb. I need (and will need) only one connection to the web so shouild I get a router or an ADSL modem or what ? and do I presume Belbin is ok although they have a lousy power plug & socket in the USB dock which I have. We are prone to lightning here and I take care to disconnect the phone socket but obviously would rather be protected electronically. Thanks for your interest. > One option (as hinted above) might be to get an ADSL modem, which will > usually have an ethernet port on the back, which you could then swap between > your 2 boxes (the mini and the laptop) and then, at a later date, you could > buy yourself a router, thus expanding your network. This would allow you to > split the cost into 2 smaller outlays. > > HTH > > mrben > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 05/03/2007 > 14:54:52: > > > > Having had Orange take five weeks (and dozens of phone calls) to > > replace their white box after an ordinary lightning strike, I have > > moved to Eclipse. Their black box works ok with my mac mini but my > > webmaster tells me that it won't work with Ubuntu on my Compaq laptop > > (which worked ok with Orange) and that I will have to buy a different > > box costing in excess of £30. I'm on broadband with non-wireless USB > > connections. Help please... > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > Unless stated otherwise above: > IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number > 741598. > Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU > > > > > > > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
