wifi routers plug and play?

[jojo]

i'm planning to buy wifi router for my home network and i'd like to ask you guys if these equipments are plug and play? i mean are you just going to install it then everything will work na? pwede na maka-connect sa internet? nothing more to configure ek ek? help pls...

[nicolodeon]

jojo, most wifi routers in the market now-a-days are plug and plan. In principle, you only need to connect the device, install the drivers/software and that's it. However, sometimes it does not work outright. If such a case would happen, you can post your questions at this very thread and the in-house experts on DIY home networking would surely be able to help you out.

Good luck. :)

[jojo]

thanks sir nicolodeon for the reply! will surely do your advice thanks again for the tip!

[manggyver]

Most wifi routers running under 802.11g networking standards like NeatGer, Linksys, D-Link, Draft-N, Belkin have quick user set-up wizzards. There are some tweaks needed to be done, but these won't crack your brains out. If you have some of the details of what you want to install, will be happy to help. ;)

[jojo]

gee! thanks manggyver! i'll post it up here as soon as i have the router, as of now i am in the deciding pace on whichever router to get. anyway thanks for the heads up guys!

[hereandnow]

jojo, I was in the same situation about a year ago. I decided on the Linksys because I was told that the other brands (particularly Netgear and D-Link) had a lot of quirks. I don't regret the decision.

[imported_admin]

i also bought linksys (Wireless G Broadband Router) ... and i am proud to say that i installed and configured it myself ... you just have to carefully follow the step-by-step instructions, read and understand them well and you will not go wrong.

http://z.about.com/d/compnetworking/1/0/q/3/linksys_wrt54g.jpg

so far no problems and i am very happy with it...

[jojo]

hey thanks guys! i am also leaning on the linksys and like you said its practically easier to install than the other brands thanks again guys!

[TJMaxx]

Excuse my ignorance about this matter.
I use a cable, not DSL, modem as I am a ZPdee
subscriber.
Can I use these routers that you mentioned or
are there different kinds of routers for cable
internet connections?
Thanks.

[bbn]

TJMaxx you should be fine. I bought a LinkSys router a few months ago and was to be honest really scared I would have to get really "dirty" setting it up. I'd done something similar before in the early 90s and it was pretty intense. With the LinkSys it was a simple plug-this-here-plug-this-there, whala. Oh by they way we have SmartBro but it is no different the cable (ZPDee) and DSL (PLDT) we use at the office.

[2diy4]

I'm also thinking of getting a LinkSys. It will be cable connected to the desktop but wireless to my laptop so I can work anywhere in the house. Is it difficult to put in security so that not just anyone can connect to the wireless?

[bbn]

The last time I setup a secured wireless LAN was a few years ago. By now it is probably a lot less painful. For home use, unless you are super paranoid, I'd say just setting a "secret" ESSID should be enough. No need to bother with encryption which adds significantly to the work your PC has to do.

[Hot Daddiy]

Thanks lncc. I'll holler for help if I have any problems setting up the home LAN.

[Alfred20]

Sir's, can i ask the price for the unit? Thanks. gud day :) :D

[2diy4]

Encouraged by the discussion in this forum, I bought a wireless router yesterday. No, it was not a Linksys, but a DLink with three LAN ports and the wireless. It was plug and play, and cost P2,650 which I paid for with a credit card. I'm now using the wireless.

[vice]

pare pareho lang components lang naman yang mga wireless routers available lately. My wife told me that they refer to the Dlink troubleshooting guide when she worked for linksys.

[sadol]

i'm using a wireless-g linksys broadband router...it's basically plug and plug, but you have to follow the instructions step by step during the installation...

to secure it (and to prevent your neighbors from using your bandwidth), use the MAC filter. with it, only those you authorize to use the connection can hook up to it.

[PapaBear]

when we got that SMART BRO installed, we decided to set up a wlan in our house, as we have a desktop, 2 laptops, all our cellphones, and a PSP -- all of them wi-fi capable. we thought we'd be wasting all that internet 24/7 availability if only the PCs are connected...

anyway, i bought a linksys g, the compact one... i got linksys because it's a division of cisco, one of the biggest names in networking. and i got a small router for two important reasons: electric consumption and security.

security, you ask? ;D

okay... being a pioneer in networking technologies since the 1990s, let me share a thing or two about wireless LAN security...

for the most basic: wi-fi means broadcasting our signals out into the open... and that means crackers (bad hackers) can read our messages, etc... so we need adequate security... but how?

we can do this "industrial-strength" method used in corporate offices, but remember, this is just home usage... encryption sucks because it eats up computing power for translation and stuff...

so, first off, i used the MAC filter, making a list of authorized devices that can use our wlan...

second, i disabled the SSID broadcast... so roaming crackers cannot scan the vicinity and discover our wlan... this also means that i had to set up our devices (PCs, cellphones and PSP) to "know" this SSID.

and third, we got a small router, which means a very short range... the farther you are from the router, the fainter the signal gets... and this is precisely what i wanted, a wi-fi router just good enough to encompass the house... now, if crackers want to use our wlan, they might have to lean against the fence ;D

i mean, what's there to crack if they ain't got a signal?

[demonaco]

wifi routers aren't idiot proof.

If you're not knowledgeable in configuring routers, I suggest you ask a friend who knows or at least try to learn the basics.

Always remember to password protect your router to prevent freeloaders from getting free access to your router and internet connection.

[fake_silhouette]

internet share is plug and play but not the network "connection" itself
you need to set it up!
if you don't know how then i suggest you read forums that actually teaches you how to set it up or ask someone who knows to do it for you

its actually quite easy now starting with windows xp series
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