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Old 21st April 2008, 02:29 PM
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Wireless Router advice
Currently got Virgin (Blueyonder) broadband, and want to go wireless at home (gettin a Wii and I need to be online for Mario Kart), but my PC isnt wireless and I want to keep a solid network cable into PC.

I contacted Virgin and was told their wireless router was wirless only and I'd have to buy one of them dongle things for back of the PC off them as well - not into that.

Can any of you recommend a wireless router that'll work with Virgin broadband and give me the option of connecting directly to PC with a wire?

Oh and if the advice is good I'll promise to go easy on you all on Mario Kart when I get online...
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Most wireless routers have a network hub built in mate, meaning up to 8 ethernet ports in the back of the router for hard-wiring a network. Can you see any network ports in the back? What make/model is it?

ps we're all fucking good at Mario Kart so you wanna get the practice in.
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Old 21st April 2008, 02:53 PM
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Currently got Virgin (Blueyonder) broadband, and want to go wireless at home (gettin a Wii and I need to be online for Mario Kart), but my PC isnt wireless and I want to keep a solid network cable into PC.

I contacted Virgin and was told their wireless router was wirless only and I'd have to buy one of them dongle things for back of the PC off them as well - not into that.

Can any of you recommend a wireless router that'll work with Virgin broadband and give me the option of connecting directly to PC with a wire?

Oh and if the advice is good I'll promise to go easy on you all on Mario Kart when I get online...
That sounds like horseshit. According to the virgin website it will be a Netgear router if you got it after Feb 2007, looking like this:

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Old 21st April 2008, 03:03 PM
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Re: Wireless Router advice
Thanks

Love the fact that Wiiksie told me what I wanted to hear in techie, and in his own less technical way RIS told me the same thing.

I havent actually got router yet, cos the gimp I spoke to at Virgin put me off, but I've just spoke to a lad in work who has a spare netgear router so will try that out.

Still waiting for Wii to arrive, should be here by end of the week, but I dont reckon I'll need to get too much practice in, played it online in my mates last week and was winning 3 out of 4 races I was in, and that was before learning the circuits - just gotta make sure I buy a game cube controller as well.
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Love the fact that Wiiksie told me what I wanted to hear in techie, and in his own less technical way RIS told me the same thing.

I havent actually got router yet, cos the gimp I spoke to at Virgin put me off, but I've just spoke to a lad in work who has a spare netgear router so will try that out.

Still waiting for Wii to arrive, should be here by end of the week, but I dont reckon I'll need to get too much practice in, played it online in my mates last week and was winning 3 out of 4 races I was in, and that was before learning the circuits - just gotta make sure I buy a game cube controller as well.
gamecube controllers are cheating. your mates may have been shite. weeksie is ace (because he cheats). Free wireless routers are the best.
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gamecube controllers are cheating. your mates may have been shite. weeksie is ace (because he cheats). Free wireless routers are the best.
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It would be if you got mini turbo for free but you don't. I am training myself on manual drift, I am sure it is the way forward.
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It would be if you got mini turbo for free but you don't. I am training myself on manual drift, I am sure it is the way forward.
Thats they way I play as well. As for my mates being shit bewteen us we racked up 250 online wins by Saturday afternoon and we started on Friday evening, so lets just say I fancy my chances. All those non wasted hours playing double dash means there is very little learning curve for this other than learning a few new tracks.

And game cube controller is not cheating - otherwise there wouldnt be a socket for it!
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l'm with virgin media and l've got THIS ONE Its a bit pricey, but it really is good stuff, build quality and reliability wise. Got my PC and xbox on wired connections and Wii on wireless. Well recommended. It was £99 when l bought it, so it might be wise to shop around.
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Thats they way I play as well. As for my mates being shit bewteen us we racked up 250 online wins by Saturday afternoon and we started on Friday evening, so lets just say I fancy my chances. All those non wasted hours playing double dash means there is very little learning curve for this other than learning a few new tracks.

And game cube controller is not cheating - otherwise there wouldnt be a socket for it!
balderdash and poppycock. why do you get a golden steering wheel for pure wheel usage then eh fancypants? eh? eh?
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I've got that Router RiS recommended. It rules. I got a free 108 Mbps dongle with it aswell.
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balderdash and poppycock. why do you get a golden steering wheel for pure wheel usage then eh fancypants? eh? eh?
Cos the gold is for the £s or whatever they have in Sweden that some fool paid for the steering wheel which is clearly an inferior gaming accessory?
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I've got that Router RiS recommended. It rules. I got a free 108 Mbps dongle with it aswell.
Getting a netgear one tomorrow from a mate in work, don't know what model yet - hopefully it'll do the job
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How do I put a password on the fucker? The netgear one. I cant seem to do it via the mac. I swear the old woman upstairs is using it to stream dogporn.
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How do I put a password on the fucker? The netgear one. I cant seem to do it via the mac. I swear the old woman upstairs is using it to stream dogporn.
It is using a web interface, log into it via 192.168.0.1 in Safari or whatever browser you use.
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It is using a web interface, log into it via 192.168.0.1 in Safari or whatever browser you use.
Nope, totally lost. Just put that in the address bar? It doesn't do anything (probably obviously).
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I'm looking to get the Belkin N1




Anyone have one and can reccomend it?
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Nope, totally lost. Just put that in the address bar? It doesn't do anything (probably obviously).
try this http://192.168.0.1/
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Nope. Wont connect.
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