well i was hoping to have the wireless router installed upstairs with the revo installed in a the living room getting its data from the pc upstairs through a router!
2009/12/9 Rob Beard <r...@esdelle.co.uk> > javadayaz wrote: > > Question about connecting it to my pc! > > > > Should i install a wifi card in my pc...or just a wifi router > > (hopefully from virgin when they come to install)? > > > > Your suggestions are welcome! > Well I'd say it depends how close your PC will be to the router. If > Virgin are installing it then they should be happy enough to run a cable > to where ever your PC is, that way you can connect the PC to the router > directly, but if for some reason you want the modem & router to be > somewhere else, you can install a wireless card in your PC easily enough > (not entirely sure what models work with Ubuntu out of the box, although > saying that I have one which I need to install so I'll report back if it > works). > > If you happen to have any devices (such as an original XBOX, PS2 Slim or > PS2 with network adaptor etc) that don't have wireless you may also be > interested in this: http://tinyurl.com/getnetrouteraria > > It's a 4 port wireless router which can be put into a wireless client > mode. I got one of these for a friend who's got Virgin cable (he got > his before they started giving out routers for free), and it can be > configured to connect to an existing wireless network to convert from > wireless to Ethernet. At £18, I thought it was a bargain and cheaper > than using homeplug ethernet adaptors. > > Rob > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Regards Javad
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