For Sale: Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54G
 

Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54G

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Not a lot to say really, it's blue, it's for sale, it's wireless, it's £25+Postage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G

:)

Whoops, nearly forgot, you get TWO free cups of tea if you collect this one!

do you know if i can use it with NTL broadband to connect a PSP?

I'll be perfectly honest, I have absolutely no idea :o

I used it simply as an access point to my lan, the connection was all run by another router on the lan.

Sorry :o

no worries..... I have no idea either.... but fancied the idea of a wireless network.

Looks like you are having a bit of a clear-out.

Yup, it's January eh :)

This is a router it will only work in combination with a DSL modem such as is used on NTL or Telewest cable systems.
It is not an ADSL modem router, for use on an ADSL link over telephone line.

Routers can of course be used in other scenarios.

If your PSP is networkable then the answer is probably yes.


General
Device Type: Wireless router
Form Factor: External
Built-in Devices: Antenna
Width: 18.6 cm
Depth: 17.5 cm
Height: 4.8 cm
Weight: 0.5 kg
Localisation: United Kingdom
Networking
Connectivity Technology: Wireless
Integrated Switch: 4-port switch
Data Transfer Rate: 54 Mbps
Frequency Band: 2.4 GHz
Line Coding Format: DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK, OFDM
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Spread Spectrum Method: OFDM
Switching Protocol: Ethernet
Network / Transport Protocol: TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, PPTP, NetBEUI/NetBIOS, IPSec
Routing Protocol: RIP-1, RIP-2
Communication Mode: Full-duplex
Selectable Channels Qty: 13
Status Indicators: Link activity, collision status, port transmission speed, port duplex mode, power
Features: Switching, DMZ port, DHCP support, NAT support, VPN, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), packet filtering, MAC address filtering
Compliant Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Expansion / Connectivity
Interfaces:
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
4 x network node - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
1 x network - Radio-Ethernet
Miscellaneous
Encryption Algorithm: 128-bit WEP, WPA
Power
Power Device: Power adapter - external

Handy to know!

Never needed to have it manage a connection before, just needed the laptop and pda to get on the lan with no wires :)

Got several of this type set up with cable clients. Usually use Netgear, just a personal preference. :)

GG - what's the best way for three independent computers to share one phone line?

One computer is hooked up to the phone line via an external broadband modem. The other two computers are nowhere near the phone socket or modem.

You will require an ADSL modem router preferably with four Ethernet ports, either wired or wired / wi-fi.

All computers need to be ethernet capable and or have a wi-fi card or USB wireless adaptor installed, most modern laptops have wi-fi as standard.

In the first scenario (wired) all computers are connected to the broadband modem router by CAT 5E ethernet cables and the modem router is set to do address translation. This means simply putting your ADSL logon username and password into the router. All other configuration is already set up and you should need to do no more. Your computers will need to be set to use ethernet and to get IP address automatically (via DHCP) a PC / Windows person will advise how to do this it is quite simple. On a modern Mac it is quite automatic. This is left on 24/7. Consequently when you start any computer and want to access internet or email it is available instantly.

In the wi-fi scenario, the nearest computer can still be wired to the router and the other machines talk to it by radio. One of several different types of encryption passwords should be set within the router to protect your data in transit.

My preference for ADSL modem routers is Netgear DG834G Wi-Fi modem router.
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/522...FSBLMAodZhyeLQ

This is about the best price available, installation and setup is childs play (literally)

And USB Wi-Fi adaptors for desktop pc's are cheap as chips these days!

I've got two PC's running on a wireless network through an ADSL modem. (LinkSys, I forget which one....) but it has wireless support (obviously) and four ethernet connections.

Set up was a relatively painless experience. The most difficult bit was getting the information required for setup from my ISP. They guy on the other end of the phone didn't seem to understand what I was talking about. Seemed I knew more about wireless and ADSL connections than he did..... :rolleyes:

Now all running nicely. We've just inherrited a laptop which may go wireless soon with the aid of a wireless adapter card. Then I can stream my mp3's into the garage, along with car data from this forum while I tinker away... :D

Make sure you encrypt a wireless network though with a good (ie difficult and complicated) password. There's someone in my neighbourhood with an open network... :SHOCKED: Not good.... :panic:

One of the nice little tricks that the netgear router does for you is. Enter a word or phrase into the wireless setup section and hit the generate button. Hey Presto it will generate an encryption code from it, takes the pain out of creating a 26 character Hex key when using 128bit Hex encryption. Does the same for the other encryption methods too. :D

Same goes for LinkSys set-up program. Generates a stupidly-long key for you to copy-and-paste :rofl:

Netgear is just a touch smarter, can't copy and paste, have to write it down and give it to the client for their records. :) Probably find it's the same software with a different front end :)