Difference between switch, router & hub?

vinnieza · Post by **vinnieza** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:17 pm

Isn't that netgear thing a wirless access point? Just called a router as it has to sort out the wirless connections? Or it may also have 4 ports looking at the picture?

Why are they more expensive?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-WG602-5 ... 573&sr=1-4

Post by **117** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:53 pm

the name 'router' is because it has a 4port router built in - unless your planning to plug stuff into it you won't need that, from what you've described you just need a wireless access point so i'd save yourself some money and just get one of those

Post by **mr mixin** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:36 am

Or just replace the existing router with a wireless one that has a modem in it. Sell the old one on eBay or freecycle it and everyone wins

Mucho easier if you just have one device...

Post by **117** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:57 am

^^^^^

vinnieza · Post by **vinnieza** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:14 pm

Was gonna move the access point around the house so i can get reception in my bedroom as i doubt it being in the kitchen will reach tbh.

I agree i would have thought a WA would have been cheaper but looking on amazon it's not? See links above?

Post by **117** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:30 pm

so buy the router and only use the wireless access function of it

vinnieza · Post by **vinnieza** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:34 pm

Gotcha

thanks

vinnieza · Post by **vinnieza** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:11 pm

I bought the wireless router. It has a big sticker on it saying for cable connections though. Will it still work with ADSL? Surely if the connection doesn't fit, i can connect my modem into one of the router ports? Humm, don't want to open it and try in case i need to send it back.

I can understand saying dsl on a modem, but this is just a wireless router?

vinnieza · Post by **vinnieza** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:47 pm

Never mind sorted, it did work

I have set up a secure network, am using WPA2-PSK but can also use WEP. What's the differences?

Post by **117** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:35 pm

answer to question 1 - that is for if you were using the internal modem function of the router - it wouldn't work with your connection

answer to question 2 - WEP is the older and far less secure standard for security - if all your hardware supports WPA2 then use that

vinnieza · Post by **vinnieza** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:02 pm

Yup it does so using the new and improved encryption

Cool thanks