On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:27:45 +0000, Mark McIntyre
<markmcintyre@spamcop.net> wrote in
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>John Navas wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:08:21 +0000, Mark McIntyre
>> <markmcintyre@spamcop.net> wrote in
>> <q2Arj.4348$ts1.2868@en-nntp-03.am2.easynews.com>:
>>
>>> John Navas wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:14:58 +0000, Mark McIntyre
>>>> <markmcintyre@spamcop.net> wrote in
>>>> <mclrj.4345$ts1.1741@en-nntp-03.am2.easynews.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> To the OP: does your existing ISP-supplied modem have an ethernet port?
>>>>> If not, put it away in a cupboard and look for a wireless ADSL-ready
>>>>> router.
>>>> Better yet, look for a DSL modem with an Ethernet port.
>>> At double the cost and complexity.
>>
>> Not that much more expensive,
>
>In the UK, APs are often MORE expensive than ADSL-ready wireless
>routers. For example one online retailer has a cheap wireless router for
>£25, while their cheapest AP is £31 and cheapest wired router is about
>£20. To get name-brands (ie not generic own-brand, belkin or edimax),
>you have to step up by about a fiver on each.

I can't speak to the UK, but here in the USA Ethernet equipped DSL
modems are dirt cheap or even free from the service provider, and
wireless routers that can be configured as access points are cheap.

>> not at all complex, and much easier to
>> deal with individual pieces. IMHO at least.
>
>I would tend to agree but often all-in-one units come with all-in-one
>instructions and all-in-one idiot-proof configs.

I've all too often had to bail out people where "idiot-proof"
configuration had failed.

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