Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 3m 14d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 28/05/04 06:45 AM Share Posted 28/05/04 06:45 AM Work were kind enough to hand over a new Dell laptop that includes a Centrino processor that has built in wireless LAN.From what l can work out if l get an ADSL connection and a wireless modem such as the D-Link DSL-604+ (less than $300) l can have a wireless broadband connection at home. l really like the idea of a wireless always on connection.Has anyone done it or looked into the possibility? l am a bit of a gumby when it comes to computers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEN 24T Gandalf the Grey, Maiar of Manwë and Varda, Team HgAg/Sneaky Member 7,371 Member For: 21y 7m 16d Gender: Male Location: The Shire, Middle Earth Posted 28/05/04 06:52 AM Share Posted 28/05/04 06:52 AM Sorry mate, I've got a more traditional ethernet "wired" network in my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown BA In Your Face Member 6,195 Member For: 21y 11m 6d Gender: Male Location: Peninsula Posted 28/05/04 06:59 AM Share Posted 28/05/04 06:59 AM I haven't done the wireless bit..but l have ADSL hooked up on all my PCs at home including laptop and l use SOLIDSHARE, with this you dont need a router as everyone else will tell you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 1d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 28/05/04 07:28 AM Share Posted 28/05/04 07:28 AM Hel$tra now offer a home wireless ADSL connection as part of their standard product range.The only thing I can say about wireless is make sure you only turn the wireless on when you need it. Unless you are having it setup by an expert (not Hel$tra) you will not want to leave the wireless running for any lenght of time. I can hack most wireless connections within about 2 mins if they are not using WEP and MAC security. While it is convienient to have wireless it is VERY insecure unless it is setup correctly. I took a client to North Sydney and sitting having lunch I showed him 86 different networks I could attach to and in 15 mins I had IP access to 26 of them without much effort.You have been warned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke zeke Member 792 Member For: 21y 7m 25d Location: Adelaide Posted 28/05/04 07:57 AM Share Posted 28/05/04 07:57 AM Hi MondieIf you go to bc.whirlpool.net.au or forums.whirlpool.net.au, you'll find all you ever needed to know about broadband.Thanks to that site I got notification today that my access to broadband (through Internode) has been confirmed, when I was previously told by Telstra that I couldn't get ADSL due to being on a pair gain/RIMM system. I was lucky enough to score a transposition to a copper line. And the ISDN was only removed on Wednesday.Because I don't currently have a laptop, I'll probably go with an ethernet adsl modem/router/switch. My computer guy has recommended the netgear DG834 due to its inbuilt hardware firewall. The DG834G is the same thing with wireless capability.Blown BA, the conventional wisdom is that a hardware ethernet router is much less of a hassle than software alternatives, but, if it works for you......I'll probably go wireless in the future - adding a computer to the audio-visual gear brings up a lot of possibilities. If I were you and had a wireless equipped laptop, I'd probably go wireless from the start.Regardszeke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 9m 21d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 28/05/04 08:00 AM Share Posted 28/05/04 08:00 AM One quick suggestion, as well as the encryption it is also an idea to filter by MAC address. In your wireless router/access point you should be able to configure it to talk to only specific devices - as every device has its own unique MAC address.At least then you will keep out nasties (no offence ZapXR6T) as it will only communicate with your defined list of allowed devices.Trent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 1d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 28/05/04 08:06 AM Share Posted 28/05/04 08:06 AM The netgear DG834G is a great device. They cost about $259 and have a SPI firewall, 4 port switch and 54mb wireless. This is what I have at home. It supports MAC filtering and WEP, so if setup propperly they can be fairly secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown BA In Your Face Member 6,195 Member For: 21y 11m 6d Gender: Male Location: Peninsula Posted 28/05/04 08:33 AM Share Posted 28/05/04 08:33 AM Blown BA, the conventional wisdom is that a hardware ethernet router is much less of a hassle than software alternatives, but, if it works for you......Regardszeke Not only has it worked for me , but also lots of my friends too love it. Its easy and its for free too, wireless like Zap has mentioned is a hackers deleight. And as for routers why spend 300 to 400 bucks when SOLIDSHARE is for free and works a treat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke zeke Member 792 Member For: 21y 7m 25d Location: Adelaide Posted 28/05/04 08:55 AM Share Posted 28/05/04 08:55 AM Not sure if we're talking about the same thing. I've ordered a netgear DG834 (not wireless) for about $170. It'll connect to both of my computers via the 10/100 ethernet cards and I won't need any special software to share the internet or network between the computers. It incorporates ADSL modem, firewall, router and switch and can connect up to 4 computers.Am I missing something here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 9m 21d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 28/05/04 09:04 AM Share Posted 28/05/04 09:04 AM Not sure if we're talking about the same thing. I've ordered a netgear DG834 (not wireless) for about $170. It'll connect to both of my computers via the 10/100 ethernet cards and I won't need any special software to share the internet or network between the computers. It incorporates ADSL modem, firewall, router and switch and can connect up to 4 computers.Am I missing something here? Same concept, no ethernet cables.Wireless is realy only worth the effort for laptops or if you want to avoid cabling.Trent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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