Wireless routers - what's the bobby?

[Rattler]

So after getting my new laptop running (many thanks to Paul James for loan of software) - I now want to go wireless.

The laptop is a Centrino jobby, and I figure I need a wireless router to complete the job, but I'm not sure;
- which one I need?
- do they all do the job?
- do I need a specific one etc...?
- what does the laptop use to connect?

I'm on BT Broadband at home, - I'm using a BT Voyager ADSL Router at the mo;
- do I swap this for a wireless one?
- Do I add the wireless router to it?
- what will work?

I don't think of myself as a technophobe, but sometimes I surprise myself!! ;)

Thanks in advance
Tim

[pedro]

humm.now then tim,i got me a laptop.acer 3003,the wireless was built in & my wireless sender is a linksys. the phone line goes into the linksys.i got it from comet for around £60. i found them in comet to be helpfull with the wireless. got my neighbour (brian) to set it up for 4 cans of carling:)

[pedro]

the bt router goes in the bin tim.

[Jools]

I think all centrino's have a built in NIC card ? If not the PCMCIA cards aren't all that expensive

What you need then is a wireless ADSL router and just plug it in in place of the standard BT box. That's what I did. A couple of minutes easy peasy config with the network wizard and I was wireless.

I got a Belkin router from PC World. Inexpensive and does everything I want it to.

[Rattler]

Thanks guys - I'm off to PC world ;)

[chrisw]

If you upgrade your BT broadband to their wireless package then you can get a wireless router for £10 and a wireless adaptor for your laptop for £29.99 (if you are on options 3 & 4). It's just an administrative change. Your broadband bill appears on your telephone bill.

https://bt.com/btbroadband/ns_without_account_detail.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@168 6890067.1142023485@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccccaddhemjlkgicflgcefkdffndflj.0&BV_EngineID=ccccaddhemjlkgicflgcefkdffndflj.0&amp%3bshowsub=ns_order_broadband&amp%3bpresalesProduct=2000A_E&BV_SessionID=%40%40%40%401686890067.1142023485%40% 40%40%40&BV_UseBVCookie=yes

[Rattler]

Right - just signed up for Broadband talk service and got the wireless router for £30 - so all happy.

Thanks for the help.
Tim