If you want to be able to use the Internet on one PC without having to turn the other PC on, then you'll need a router.

Check out http://www.adslguide.org.uk for loads of tips and reviews on products.

Get yourself a Wireless Router and ethernet modem (all in one) from somewhere like Netgear and then a wireless USB adapter for each PC (just like you would a normal network card).

Anything specified as 802.11g will be a 54mbps transfer rate, so nice and quick.
802.11b is slower (11mbps), but still nippy and still not as slow as ADSL.

If you buy an 802.11g router and then 802.11b adapter, the connection will be on the 802.11b protocol... so might as well buy everything the same.

You dont NEED a router if £ is an issue, you can set up an ad-hoc network with just the 2 wireless cards, and then one of the computers dials up the connetion like you do now, but a router by far the best option and the easiest to set up. :thumbs:

Linksys. The home user front end of Cisco

I just set up Belkin 802.11g network, with ntl broadband.

Took about 5 mins to get up and running, including installing all parts.

Plug and play

We have a D Link which we use for 2 of our machines, works fine and gets a signal anywhere in the house.

I got BT, and its fine

Yea i got D-Link wireless equpment for mine, its good stuff.
Oh btw if you have BT openworld good luck in setting it up with most routers as you need a password to allow the connection to be used, and some BT accounts dont give you one. So you'll have to use a proxy server (Wingate) to share the connection across.

[Edited on 02-09-2004 by Corsa_1.0]

i and a few friends bought a linksys router and wireless card for 90 quid 54m well easy to setup

goto www.novatech.co.uk

get a 54mbps router, that you can also plug into (cat5) plug you desktop into the router to get full speed, and the laptop uses the wifi, make sure you setup a password for the wifi though. D-Link stuff is probably the best to get.

HEY THERE... just set up a wireless network meself... ya need a network card in the desktop and a wifi pci card for the lappy and also a wireless broadband router... i have the sitecom 11mb wireless router and 100 mb wifi card in the laptop... the connection is "always on" so which ever comp is on will have internet access... cost 85 quid for all parts from maplins and is set up in 5 mins ;)

Basically I want to split my broadband connection between my desktop pc and my dads laptop pc downstairs. So I need to set up a wireless network.
What parts do I need and wheres best to get them for cheap? Also do both pc's have to be on for the net to work?