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Modem/Router
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Ed
2010-02-23 12:44:47 UTC
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Am running windows 98SE.

Looking for compatible high speed modem/router. Any suggestions?

Ed
Auric__
2010-02-23 13:26:50 UTC
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Post by Ed
Am running windows 98SE.
Looking for compatible high speed modem/router. Any suggestions?
Best bet would be to get the kind that works via ethernet, a.k.a. a normal
"high speed modem". Those can be used on literally any computer with a
network adapter. (Connecting via USB or whatever is non-standard.)
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Ed
2010-02-23 16:31:19 UTC
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Post by Auric__
Post by Ed
Am running windows 98SE.
Looking for compatible high speed modem/router. Any suggestions?
Best bet would be to get the kind that works via ethernet, a.k.a. a normal
"high speed modem". Those can be used on literally any computer with a
network adapter. (Connecting via USB or whatever is non-standard.)
Can you give me example? My PC does not have ethernet..
Auric__
2010-02-24 00:32:49 UTC
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Post by Ed
Post by Auric__
Post by Ed
Am running windows 98SE.
Looking for compatible high speed modem/router. Any suggestions?
Best bet would be to get the kind that works via ethernet, a.k.a. a
normal "high speed modem". Those can be used on literally any computer
with a network adapter. (Connecting via USB or whatever is
non-standard.)
Can you give me example? My PC does not have ethernet..
Ethernet is modern standard wired computer networking:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet

If you don't already have one, buy a network card (NIC). Should be able to
find one for less than US$20. (Adjust to your local currency. Looks like
you're in England, so call it £13 for a cheap one.) If you're coughing up the
cash for a router, then surely you can add a bit more for a NIC. Try your
local computer parts store, or wherever you get the router at. (Don't forget
a cable to connect the router to the NIC; should be about US$5 or roughly
£3.25 for a cheap, short one.)
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Sjouke Burry
2010-02-24 02:33:55 UTC
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Post by Ed
Post by Auric__
Post by Ed
Am running windows 98SE.
Looking for compatible high speed modem/router. Any suggestions?
Best bet would be to get the kind that works via ethernet, a.k.a. a normal
"high speed modem". Those can be used on literally any computer with a
network adapter. (Connecting via USB or whatever is non-standard.)
Can you give me example? My PC does not have ethernet..
Try to get an old card, the newest ones might not run on win98se.
The 3com series of cards had all the drivers for dos, win95 and win98.
Also win98 might already have the drivers for them.
98 Guy
2010-02-24 02:53:24 UTC
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Post by Ed
Can you give me example? My PC does not have ethernet..
Do yourself a favor and install a PCI ethernet card. They are dirt
cheap. You can practically find used ones in garbage dumpsters.

Go to you local small computer shop and ask for a used ethernet card.
Odds are they will just give it to you. If they're pricks, they'll
charge you $5.

There hasn't been a PCI ethernet card made that didn't have win-98
drivers. Even giga-byte-speed (10/100/1000) cards.
Ed
2010-03-02 12:15:25 UTC
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Post by Auric__
Post by Ed
Am running windows 98SE.
Looking for compatible high speed modem/router. Any suggestions?
Best bet would be to get the kind that works via ethernet, a.k.a. a normal
"high speed modem". Those can be used on literally any computer with a
network adapter. (Connecting via USB or whatever is non-standard.)
Thanks Auric..

I followed your advice...

I got myself a Belkin PCI ethernet card. Installed it with no problems.

I also contacted my ISP and they sent me a new modem/router (Thompson
TG585 v7) for free (apart from a few quid for P&P} which again, I
installed with no bothers.

So, I connect it all up with Ethernet cable and it all runs. Brilliant eh!!

The modem/router has wireless functionality but I've not been able to
try that out yet cos I don't have a wireless pc/laptop or nothing. Even
so, I got a mate come and visit me next weekend with his wireless laptop
so we will play around together with that and hopefully get it to work,

I may not have the best kit installed here. Nevertheless, it's been all
been relatively cheap and it allows me to experiment and progress on a
bit..

Windows 98 is still a goer !! Eh??


So now I wonder what would e a GOOD wireless modem/router and usb
wireless adapter to go for?

Any advice from you (or anyone) would be most welcome. as I am still
learning.


Ed
98 Guy
2010-03-02 13:50:17 UTC
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Post by Ed
I may not have the best kit installed here.
So now I wonder what would e a GOOD wireless modem/router and usb
wireless adapter to go for?
Broadband modems are usually supplied by the ISP and are generally not
scored on any scale (they either work or they don't). So don't get all
bent out of shape that you might not have the "best" modem, router,
etc. As you are just now getting into that game, it's doubtful that
you'll ever use or seek out the more sophisticated reatures or settings
that would require you to drill down into technical details where
differences between units become important.

The same is generally true for a lot of networking hardware. I doubt
you'll find any definitive guide that will score all wireless interfaces
or devices on a scale that you'd find useful or relevant.
Ed
2010-03-02 17:49:17 UTC
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Post by 98 Guy
Post by Ed
I may not have the best kit installed here.
So now I wonder what would e a GOOD wireless modem/router and usb
wireless adapter to go for?
Broadband modems are usually supplied by the ISP and are generally not
scored on any scale (they either work or they don't). So don't get all
bent out of shape that you might not have the "best" modem, router,
etc. As you are just now getting into that game, it's doubtful that
you'll ever use or seek out the more sophisticated reatures or settings
that would require you to drill down into technical details where
differences between units become important.
The same is generally true for a lot of networking hardware. I doubt
you'll find any definitive guide that will score all wireless interfaces
or devices on a scale that you'd find useful or relevant.
So, where do I go on from here to get some decent gear? What would you
recommend?

Ed
98 Guy
2010-03-03 04:20:38 UTC
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Post by Ed
So, where do I go on from here to get some decent gear? What would
you recommend?
Tell me exactly why you think that the gear you have right now is not
doing the job for ya.

Why do you think that the gear you have is not decent?

Are you still talking only about your modem and network gear?

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