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Pointman,
All you need to make it happen is a:
• Broadband Internet connection
• Wireless router
• A computer with built-in wireless networking support or a wireless network adapter
Also if you have an older computer you may not already have wireless capabilities built in. If this is the case, then you will need a wireless network adapter.
If you need to purchase an adapter for a desktop computer, buy a USB wireless network adapter. If you have a laptop, buy a PC card-based network adapter.
Make sure that you have one adapter for every computer on your network.
Good luck setting it all up, it will be worth it 
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Great thanks, I just went and had a look around some shops on my lunch break is there a particular brand adapter and router anyone would recommend? there seemed to be alot of different brands.
Are they basically all as good as each other? i'm always wary with this kind of stuff.
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| Best bet is to buy a bundle that has everything you need saves money and it makes setup easier, D-Link and Netgear are usually quite reliable.
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| You can put on Pc-Cillin and you can do a lot more with it , than the others because I have used least 1 of them and I did not like it.
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| In my opinion,wireless sucks.Not because you get hacked,it is soooo slow and it drops out constantly.Stay wired is my advise.
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| Wireless and wired all have their strengths. I think a mixture of the 2 works well. My main PC is hooked up via ethernet to my wireless router. All the other PCs and peripherals are wireless. Just make sure that you have secured the network (I also add MAC address security) so that little Tommy next door doesnt steal your bandwidth! Also ensure that all PCs only use limited accounts, keep the admin login for installing new software etc. This also minimises some security issues. There are plenty of good articles that can help you with setting up a secure network! Cheers
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