Oh, so you have to have someone come and set it up? You don't just hook it
up yourself? Or was that just something you chose to do because you
weren't sure? <smile>
Peggy <who is still getting used to DSL>
At 10:35 PM 3/22/2005, you wrote:
Hi Peggy,
I got my router from a local store as wasn't completely sure of how to set
it up, especially to work with wireless. I think it took the guy all of
maybe 20
minutes to do it.
But, we already had a router which wasn't wireless, but the network had
already been set up so all he had to do was put in the new
router. Actually setting
up the network doesn't take that long either.
The nice thing about the linksys is that you interface to it via internet
explorer and navigate the setup menus as you would a web page. It's
really quite
accessible.
There are lots of good routers out there and most appear to be quite
accessible, but never hurts to be sure. That's one advantage of getting
it locally; you
can always take it back and exchange for something else a lot more easily
if there is a problem.
Don
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:19:40 -0800, Peggy Kern wrote:
Thanks, Don. Where did you get your router? From Amazon or a local
computer store?
Peggy
At 09:56 PM 3/22/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Peggy,
>As you know, the braillenote currently supports two cards, the Ambicom and
>the Cisco. The cisco is a pcmcia card and the ambicom is a compact flash
>card. The Ambicom should work in your pcmcia adaptor though according to
>what I've heard.
>Also, the Ambicom is easier to find and also much less expensive. I got
>my Ambicom from amazon.com for $57.
>The router I have in a Linksys wireless-g broadband router.
>It has connectors for 4 devices with standard network cards requiring
>cabling and also can handle wireless. Your dsl modem will plug into an
input
>connector on the router for that purpose.
>The router does not need much configuring out of the box to get it going
>either, although you really might want to have someone who is knowledgable
>about networking on call just in case.
>Hope this gives you something to go on.
>Not sure of the price for the Cisco cards, but do believe they are well
>over $100 new.
>Don
>On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:39:51 -0800, Peggy Kern wrote:
>Hi, guys. I'm starting to think about getting what I need to go wireless
>with the BN. I know I need a wireless card, and the recommended ones are
>on the Keysoft 6.1 site. I want to get one that I can use in the pcmcia
>slot, as I always have my GPS receiver plugged in, so can't really use the
>back slot, and don't like it as well anyway. Do any of you use your
>wireless cards in the side slot, with or without an adapter (which I
>have? Which card do you prefer for use with the side slot?
>I know I also need a router. What do I need to look for in a router, in
>order to make my BN and PC talk to each other, and so I can do net stuff
>wirelessly on the BN with my PC's DSL connection to the net? I've never
>even seen a router, so have no idea what they look like, or what I need to
>make sure I have or what I need to avoid. Are some more accessible than
>others?
>Any info you guys can give me to help me decide what to buy will be greatly
>appreciated.
>Peggy
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