Callan wrote: > > So you'd want to be asking : > > 1. Does the router handle the connection to the ISP even if no computers > are plugged in? > > 2. Do I need a 'driver' to use the router or will the router just offer > a DHCP IP Address to any device I plug in?
You might get "We'll send you a driver (or installation CD) with the router". Some folk find it incomprehensible that those things are just coasters. So my comment after 5. below will help if you strike this. > > 3. Do I have access to the router's control panel interface to change > settings if required? A reasonably safe way of asking this is "Can I access the router's control panel interface with my web browser". The web interfaces are generally fine. > > 4. Is the router locked to that ISP's network, or can you use it on any > network? > > 5. What brand and model number is it? > and then get a manual from the manufacturer's website, google "modelNumber linux" etc (http://www.whirlpool.net.au often has help on these sort of things). The manual will answer 2 and 3. -- Regards ...Peter -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
