I''ve got an iPod Touch and I just bought a Palm Treo 800w. Both have Wi-Fi, 802.11b/g. We''ve got a cable modem here at home and our computer is the only thing hooked up to it.

Since both the Touch and the Treo have Wi-Fi capability, I want a wireless router to be able to use them throughout the house. The computer would stay hardwired to the router.

Is it as simple as buying a decent wireless router and installing it? I mean.... I ain''t stupid, but I''m not a tech wiz either.

Any help/info/bashing is appreciated!

Pick up a wireless router and the installation cd pretty much will do everything, just follow directions. If you have a problem you can call the tech support from the router company

''..Wireless router help..''

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You need a wire.

(Me being snarky. I don''t know how to turn on the television)

Do I have to get in touch with my cable company (Charter) for any reason?

No, the wireless router will just hook up between your normal router and your computer. The Big cord that looks like a Large Telephone plug, will plub into the back of your wireless router and then your wireless router''s plug, will plug into your computer.

^ That''s how I figured it would work. Thanks!

Make sure the thingamajig and the dodad are not linked with an inoperative piece of hardware, you could blow up the house.......duh, maybe the mini switch control, awh geeze, I am going to bed.

Charlie

don''t get a discount router.

I did.........it sucks.

I have to cycle power three times a day.

"Is it as simple as buying a decent wireless router and installing it?"

Yes.

"Do I have to get in touch with my cable company (Charter) for any reason? "

No.

When you configure the wireless router, there will be a setting for your type of service: PPPoE, Cable Modem, VLAN, etc... Just select the appopriate type, in this case "cable modem" and you should be set. There might be some additional data to enter, but that is minimal, just set your computers for DHCP and you should be set.

You know my email addy, feel free to shoot me any questions you have.

RE #8

I thought you had a Linksys?

^yeah.........and it sucks ass.

^

Which model?

Linksys isn''t normally what one would consider a "discount brand".

Now, there were certain models with certain hardware versions that DID suck though. Even suckier, was that you couldn''t reflash them with something like DD-WRT due to lack of flash memory space.

I''ll get witcha later.......too drunk now.

Every couple hours I have to cycle power to maintain my connection.

The modem was that given out by alltel.......a freebie.

I got an idea........you should fly out here!!!!!

I got a linksys wireless. Never had an issue with it.

RE #13

The router, AKA modem, could be anything. Those freebie routers run the gammit from pure shiat to fantastic and everywhere inbetween. Some of the companies that normally produce crap offloaded some great routers to the telcos and other times, normally reliable brands dumped pure crap on the market through the telco.

And there were a few versions of the Linksys gateways that were iffy too.

Or maybe it''s just that your rouer & gateway are rebelling against all the German midget porn you are forcing them to download.

RE #14

One of these years I will.