[bones]

HELP! - have just bought a Dell laptop with the follow wireless networking -

Dell Wireless 1390 802. 11b/g Mini-PCI Card (for AMD Processors)

do I just need to buy a wireless modem router to go with it like this one -

Netgear DG834G

or

Netgear DG834GT

????

[Dave Hybrid]

Yes, you will a wireless router to go with it.

Get a cable router if you have cable.

Get a modem router if you have ADSL.

Dave.

[bones]

can anyone recommend which of the 2 wireless routers I should get, or what is the difference between them? thanks

[Dave Hybrid]

Sure are you on adsl?

[bones]

yep

[Dave Hybrid]

PC World as much as I hate to say it are doing a very good router for a good price right now.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...&category_oid=

Zyxel do very very good kit and that product above is exactly what you need. I've installed loads of these and they are one of the easiest I've found.

You could probably save a few more quid getting the same item from www.ebuyer.com or www.dabs.com

Dave.

[Dave Hybrid]

One extra thing to mention is that if you want extra range (use in a large home or in the garden) you will need a more powerfull model including a better reciever for the laptop.

[bones]

thanks for that - are the netgear ones not so good then?

[Dave Hybrid]

There not bad at all, I just install around 1-2 of these daily for my customers and think ZyXel ones are great and cheaper too.

They have won multiple awards for their equipment.

[Dave Hybrid]

Belkin are pretty got also.

A lot of it is down to personal preference, I don't really like the netgear software.

Essentially what matters is the price and to my knowledge that Zyxel is much cheaper than its netgear/belkin/linksys equivalents.

Dave.