Hi Rik Most routers, both wired and wireless, are pretty much standard models that you can buy in the shop.
The emphasis being on the word "standard" - if you have some fancy-fandangle adapter running an uncertified wifi standard to squeeze some more speed out of the connection (supposedly) then its likely you'll want a compatible router. Which on the whole wouldn't be a router issued by an ISP. My advice, if they're giving it away free then give it a go - likely its pre-configured and ready to rock-n-roll. If you want a bit more out of your wireless, like you're streaming media throughout your house and several devices then do some research and get the most appropriate router for your needs - be prepared to give your wallet a severe bashing. And remember, chances are your internet connection is less then 20meg, and 802.11g is supposed to be 54meg, so there's really no need to go for an all-singing all-dancing super-fast wireless router just for browsing the net. One caveat to this. If you are running services behind your routers, like web hosting, and you want additional control and security then you might want to look at a more funtional router. As for your printer, I concur with Harry's comments. Cheers, Steve Rik Boland wrote: > Hi > > I got a router free when I got my broadband but shops sell routers. > > Why and what the difference - r they better? > > Also is there a way to make my wired printer wireless? > > Shalom > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
