Maybe something from the openwrt stable then??? On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:26:20 +1200 Matthew Whiting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 > >
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