Thanks for your suggestions... Apart from my machine, the laptops are only on for a few hours a day. I wouldn't want to have another machine running all the time or have to switch it on every time someone boots up. So, not really considering the option of an extra machine with a firewall and switch..
I'm also not really into the wireless idea, more from a health point of view than anything actually, relating to comments I've heard about the frequency they transmit on - maybe not factual, but I'm wary anyway. Cheers Matt > Have a look on Trade me for a Asus WL-520GU, Wireless Router. As Nick > says, 40-50 bucks should do the trick. There was a guy in Chch selling > them but I cant find his details right now. > > I imagine it will connect to your Telstra thingee. It will give you > household-wide wireless and cabled connections if you run a few > ethernet cables around the room. Really simple & reliable in my > experience. > > For a few more dollars there's a version that includes a Print server > which is great - just plug in a USB printer and you get print > connections from anywhere. > > No problems networking up linux, XP & Vista machines. > > - David > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:05 AM, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > switch $40 ish > old computer $nil from the junk pile > ipcop $free > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Matthew Whiting > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Kia ora everyone, > > > > I live in a household with four computers and funnily enough, > we've been > > making do without a router and connecting to the internet one at > a time. > > Unsurprisingly, this is getting increasingly frustrating! So, I've > > started looking for a second-hand router but am unsure what to > look for > > - something that'll be easy enough to setup. We have two machines > > running ubuntu, one mac and one laptop running xp. If it makes a > > difference, we have telstra cable broadband, but I'm thinking of > > switching to xnet (any recommendations here as well?). > > > > I also would like to suss a graphic card for my machine. Again, > doesn't > > have to be anything flash and I'd rather not throw much cash at it. > > > > Not a hardware person myself, so grateful for any help here :) > > > > Cheers > > Matt > > > > -- Matt (Matthew Whiting) +64 (0)3 377 6290 | +64 (0)21 033 7181 | www.interactingorganisms.net
