Cheers for that
So does this look ok?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Netgear-54-Mbps-W ... dZViewItem
I want a good one with a big enough range to use my laptop in my office and living room.
That's fine but bear in mind that you need something on your PC/laptop to pick-up the signal .. there are 3 options for this
1. You have a laptop which has a built-in wireless facility. if so, you need nothing else, but check which spec of wireless it has because downloads speeds will be slower for older laptops (someone else will advise more here). You will need to start the Wireless Zero Connection (WZC) service on your PC ... http://paininthetech.com/disable_wirele ... windows_xp (but enable not disable)
2. You have a laptop with a spare PCMIA slot - you need a wirless card to go in that slot (£25-£40). That's a neat tidy solution. Best to disable WZC if you have it in this case (see above)
3. You have a laptop or desktop or multiples. You need USB adapters for each one which plug into a USB port.
My current laptop has wireless connectivity built in, as I am on-line now via (someone elses ) wireless connection, but its as slow as @*!# as the signal is very weak.
Therefore can I assume that I just need a router like the one in the link above?