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29-12-06, 07:48 PM | #1 |
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HELP WITH MY PC World's Cheapy Router
I need a router for my laptop and this one from PC world seems the cheapest:
Click here But it says on the site that its only compatible with Windows 2000 (I've got XP Pro) ...but surely that can't be right Also, am I able to plug in USB things into the router for them to work on my laptop? It's an external hard-drive that I need to access. |
29-12-06, 07:58 PM | #3 |
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I dont know of any routers that'll take USB storage devices.
There are storage servers around such as Snap Appliances. These are essentially a harddisk with a network connection |
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Thanks for that weazelz. Another question though
It would be good if I could also have my old desktop PC connected too. Would I be able to just put the router next to it and plug it in with a wire, then have the laptop wireless And if I did that, would I then be able to access the files on the PC from the laptop? And kind of use it as a back-up instead of the external hard-drive |
29-12-06, 08:03 PM | #5 |
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Check out Misco too. I bought one for my daughter in November. Approx £41 delivered.
http://www.misco.co.uk/productinform...~WW~/index.htm £34.99 + P&P |
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29-12-06, 08:56 PM | #8 |
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i dont know much about this subject but whats the security issues with a wireless laptop connection? my aunt had £2800 removed from her bank last month by a guy in london who had hacked her details this concerns me as my dad is on about doing the wireless thing with his new laptop
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