re-siting my computer

[pilotlight]

I need to re-site my computer from the front, to the back of the house. I assume this means either extending the cable that feeds my modem, or as someone suggested to me, buy a " router ". Can anyone advise , and if the router option is best, what make / model would be best ?

[jenky]

personal opinion - tried 3 routers over the years. If you go with a wireless router, the belkins seem easiest to set up. (setting security etc). It also seems to drop connection much less frequently than a linksys I once had.

[Ethel]

I would think a router would be the best option - then you can resite it as many times as you like!

I am a complete techie numptie but found the linksy's router very easy to set - up, including the security aspects.

[gucciman]

ive got a belkin router and its a bigtime pain in the butt, always losing connection and failing to start up ok.

i only bought one because i have a laptop and can use it in the garden then.

if youve got a desktop then i would just buy a longer cable, you will get a much better connection and its a hell of a lot cheaper.

for you a router is only necessary if you have more than one computer and wanted to share the internet connection.

p.s. pilotlight, what do you know about the electrolux insight cookers? they look stunning but im worried the controls that are situated on the top of the cooker at the front could prove to be an hazard, say you were boiling a pan of water and you dragged it rather than lifted it could it catch the controls and spill on you?

[pilotlight]

gucciman, Thanks for your input.

Re the cooker --- I've been " off the tools " for some time now, ( don't know if that's classed as promotion or demotion ) so have had no hands on dealings with this cooker. But after checking the design of the cooker on-line, I see what you mean. Although the appliance will have passed safety tests etc. to attain a Gas Council number, and CE mark, I think that I, like you, would be wary of catching the control thumbpieces with the bottom of the pans.

[randomer]

Be prepared for problems though. I suggest that you have a friend who knows everything about wifi in case you need help. I found wifi quite a task but once I got into it I started to understand how it works. However, I would just like to add that Windows are useless if you come up with a detailed problem. At one point it said that I had limited or no connectivity. I pressed the repair button only to find that it couldn't repair and told me to contact my network administrator. This was a great problem because I was my network administrator! But so long as you have an easy-to-use guide you should be okay.

[pilotlight]

randomer, ----- wiffi ???

[randomer]

Stands for wireless fidelity. Means broadband without the wires. You have a router that sends the internet to your computer through waves to a receiving aerial in your computer ( a PCI card). The card takes the internet and allows you to access it.

<a target='_blank' href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wifi">http://en.wikipedi a.org/wiki/Wifi</a>