Wireless router?

[Agile]

I have a Netgear DG834G wireless router provided free when I took out our AOL wideband contract.

Rather surprisingly there was no USB wireless adapter supplied with it. Is that normal or a bit of rather sharp practice by AOL?

Looking at the Misco catalogue the USB adapters seem to vary in price between about £6 and £36 and the implication is that if you purchase a router you should buy that same make of USB adapter.

Are they all make specific or are some ?

Tony

 

[disinfo]

I used to have the same router, although not supplied by AOL.

Mine did not come with a USB wifi adapter, I bought the router from an online store.

*edit*

Sorry missed the last bit, any 802.11G adapter should work with your router.

 

[MarkBarl]

In the old days of WEP encryption it was better to use the same make as then you could use a passphrase to generate the encryption key and an algorithm would create the hexadecimal code. These days with WPA-PSK you don't have to copy a 64 character hex key twice you can use a passphrase. Thus any make should work just a well.

 

[tim west]

These days I suppose they rely on most new pc's/laptops having WiFi capability so no need for a WiFi dongle.

 

[Agile]

If any wifi dongle really will work then why does anyone pay £36 if a £6 one will work?

Tony

 

[tim west]

If any wifi dongle really will work then why does anyone pay £36 if a £6 one will work?

Tony

Maybe havn't seen the £6 ones for sale?

 

[disinfo]

same reason people by dewalt drills when they could just get a black and decker!

Better not open that can o' worms!