Okay I am not really clued up on me PC and comp specs, but I have a PC down here connected to 512 ADSL.... Want to add a router to network my laptop I have upstairs (so I have net connection up there)

Now, my laptop is a bit pants (old, lol) but a mate of mine who does this networking thing for a living says I should be fine as I can plug the ADSL router into the PC via the PCI slot (I have 4 unused slots on the PC) and connect my latop to the router via the PCMCIA port. Now pretty sure I have 2 of these PCM ports on me old laptop.....

So could I also buy this?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...710033997&rd=1

As my laptop don't have a USB port And my smartmedia/multimedia card reader/writer (for digi cam cards, phone memory cards etc) runs off USB and I was thinking about this bluetooth dongle thing for easier data transfer from my phone which is also USB....

So could I have the USB hub plugged into one PCMCIA port and the ethernet card for b'band networking plugged into the other?????

Lol

 

No one know? Cos I don't

 

You can buy for about Ł50 an ADSL modem, Router, with USB and ethernet ports.
This is what I use and can have upto 4 PC's online simultaneously.

For your laptop, I would recomend an ETHERNET PCI interface if you dont already have one.
(This should be about Ł40)
This will allow a longer wire length from the router plus should be the quickest.
(100 megs per sec)

Try this link for an example
http://www.misco.co.uk/productinform...EWAY/index.htm

I recomend asking the company you buy these products from for their advice before purchasing
just to be safe !

 

Yeah gonna get the router like that Simon, but not got PCI on the laptop so gonna use an ethernet card in the PCMCIA slot on laptop....

What I was not sure about tho was can I also have the PCM USB hum fitted in the secondary PCM port on my laptop so I can use USB things like smart media card reader and bluetooth dongle?

Thanks for replying tho

 

YES

 

Cool! nice one dude