Ok, I currently have an old netgear DG834GT that I found in the loft today. I had actually forgot i even had it up there becuase I only used it in my old house when I had ADSL which I didnt really get on with.
I have since moved and now have a 20mbit cable connection with virgin media. I was planning on using the above as a basic switch so I could share the internet around to some of my equipment downstairs like my TV, humax box, DVD player and my PC but it seems it either doesnt work or I am doing something wrong.
So, i need something that I can use with my basic virgin modem to connect all the stuff in my house to the router. I need about 4 wired connections but will need to be able to have a couple wireless ones (Phone and PC upstairs) If I buy a router does it come with a dongle to connect at least 1 pc? If someone could spec me what I need, I would like to Ideally stream some starcraft 2 games from Justin.TV on the wireless PC upstairs so i would imagine it would have to be as fast as possible. I can spend up to as much as is needed to get what I require but obviously the cheaper the better, thanks., if cost is an issue I could ditch the wireless part and wire up the PC upstairs but that would mean I can access my network on my phone which I would like to do if possible.
I have since moved and now have a 20mbit cable connection with virgin media. I was planning on using the above as a basic switch so I could share the internet around to some of my equipment downstairs like my TV, humax box, DVD player and my PC but it seems it either doesnt work or I am doing something wrong.
So, i need something that I can use with my basic virgin modem to connect all the stuff in my house to the router. I need about 4 wired connections but will need to be able to have a couple wireless ones (Phone and PC upstairs) If I buy a router does it come with a dongle to connect at least 1 pc? If someone could spec me what I need, I would like to Ideally stream some starcraft 2 games from Justin.TV on the wireless PC upstairs so i would imagine it would have to be as fast as possible. I can spend up to as much as is needed to get what I require but obviously the cheaper the better, thanks., if cost is an issue I could ditch the wireless part and wire up the PC upstairs but that would mean I can access my network on my phone which I would like to do if possible.
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