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<P>The Virgin technician installs the cable modem, then either connect the PC using ethernet directly to the router (I do) with the wireless connection for the laptops.<BR> </P>Philip Moore
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Stephen Welch <bigfishinnet@googlemail.com><BR>To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group <wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk><BR>Sent: Tuesday, 12 August, 2008 5:55:24 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [Wolves] Cable Wireless Router recommendations<BR><BR>Hi Phil,<BR><BR>2008/8/12 Philip Oakley <<A href="mailto:philip.oakley@yahoo.co.uk" ymailto="mailto:philip.oakley@yahoo.co.uk">philip.oakley@yahoo.co.uk</A>>:<BR>> Hi<BR>><BR>> I have just got cable broadband from Virgin Media. Could anyone recommend a<BR>> good wireless router. My main machine is Ubuntu.<BR>><BR>> Many thanks for any advise.<BR>><BR><BR>Have you considered a switch and std wireless access point. In my<BR>experience these wireless routers dont last too long so a long term<BR>option may be use the existing virgin modem (they used to supply that)<BR>coupled with a
switch and access point or a good quality cable router<BR>and firewall (may be netgear?) with a dlink access point or something.<BR>Draytek is good kit for home / small business use.<BR><BR>Stephen<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Wolves LUG mailing list<BR>Homepage: <A href="http://www.wolveslug.org.uk/" target=_blank>http://www.wolveslug.org..uk/</A><BR>Mailing list: <A href="mailto:Wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk" ymailto="mailto:Wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk">Wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk</A><BR>Mailing list home: <A href="https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/wolves" target=_blank>https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/wolves</A><BR></DIV></DIV></div><br>Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com </body></html>