totally NOT scary. if you have managed to get 2 computers talking, you'll not have any problems getting a modem/router going, that is "harder". don't let this get in the way of moving to adsl, if this is the only thing stopping you, phone your isp right away!
the one provided by your isp free of charge may or may not be a good idea. as nick said, leave the usb ones alone - anyway they are good for one computer only. only bother with the free one if it's ethernet. should it have a single port only you can plug that into a switch if you have more than one machine on your lan. isp provided ones may well just work straight out of the box. if you did have problems or sourced one yourself and needed to set it up, someone here will help. if you are going to buy, you may want to consider one that will do wireless - make sure you get one that can do 802.11g (not just b). http://www.pricespy.co.nz/cat_18.html#g150 and no doubt plenty to be had on trademe. cheers, Roger Julian Visch wrote: > Thinking of buying an adsl modem/router but unsure if setting up is easy > or difficult, I have in the past managed to connect two machines together > via a network connection, is it as simple as that or is there a lot more to > it? > Should I buy the modem/router first and work out if I can connect from > computer to it before I get an adsl connection as I want to be sure I can > get it working before I start paying for an adsl connection that I can't get > working. This then leaves me the option of returning the modem/router if > I can't get it working. > Are they subject to driver issues like is the case with a cnet 56k modem > I bought which is now no longer supported, i.e. the adsl modem/router > I buy today will it still work under suse of the future? > What should I look for in an adsl modem/router? > Any recommendations? > I have searched google and that has just left me unsure if the users just > don't know what they are doing or if it really is difficult. > > >
