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Originally Posted by LooeyB
Right, my uncle wants me to install his wireless network tomorrow, heres the situation.
He has ordered a wireless access point, not a wireless router. Does that matter?
He is going to have 3 computers accessing the internet.
Can he just plug in his wireless access point to the ntl cable modem and it will be ok or will it not work?
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Yes, it does matter.
A wireless access point is kind of like the wireless equivalent of a hub.
It cannot be used to share an internet connection.
If he wants to use more than one PC, he needs to either buy a router & a wireless access point, or just buy a wireless router (which is effectively a normal router with built-in wireless access point). Wireless routers are very cheap, & work out cheaper (& easier) than buying a router plus separate wireless access point.
He cannot simply plug the wireless access point into the modem.
See this thread for wireless info:
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=16296