Hi guys,

I'm going to link the PC's in my house, and I think I understand what I need to do in terms of a router and wfi adapters. Except for.. with first PC, I assume I will need an ethernet card to connect the router?

However, i'm a bit confused on the security issues

Firstly do I need a security package such as Norton to be installed on all PC's that will be linked to broadband?

Also, do I need additional software because it's wifi and if so what do you recommend.

regards

wolfboy

Hi, Welcome to ItsAllPC.

Any computer you want to be wired to a router will need an Ethernet Card / NIC, unless it already has one on the motherboard. You can tell if it has one or not by looking at the back of your computer and looking for the following highlighted port.
If your computer has a port that looks like that, you don't need to buy a network card.

A network can run without any anti-virus software but it is highly recomended you use some. Some people don't like Norton that much but thats a whole different discussion.

Each computer you want to connect wirelessly will need a wireless network adaptor, as you probably know.

If you have Windows XP/Vista you won't need any aditional software (unless your wireless network adaptor needs aditional drivers - which will probably be included with the network adapter on a disc)

I hope this helps!
Any further questions feel free to post back.


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Hi,

Since you asked I do have another question. Looking at the routers, I see that some are now saying 108mps and ADSL2+ . Is the 108mps a realitic!
And what's the deal with ADSL2+


Regards

Wolfboy

It's quite realistic - the 108mbps refers to the speeds that the wireless router is theoretically capable of supplying over the wireless network - there is no guarantee that you'll actually get those speeds when transferring files between computers. Furthermore, it certainly doesn't mean that you'll be able to get 108mbps download speeds from the internet - that won't change from what you have now.ADSL2+ is a (relatively) new ADSL standard in the UK that allows maximum theoretical download speeds of 24mbps, compared to 8mbps - currently what most ISPs in the UK offer as their highest speed. companies like Be and (formerly) Bulldog and (now) Pipex offer 24mbps services in the UK. You must have been looking at modems with integrated wireless routers to get those numbers.

To summarise:

• The wireless router is theoretically capable of 108mbps transfer speeds between machines on its network.
• Your internet download speeds won't change unless you change to an ADSL2+ ISP.
• ADSL2+ is fast internet, basically.

If you are worried about people getting on to your Wi-Fi, just open up something like WEP2 or something

easy enough

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wolfboy

Oh right, well do youknow what WEP1/=1 and that is? :S

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