[ubuntu-uk] TV connected to ubuntu pc via ethernet

[javadayaz]

well i was hoping to have the wireless router installed upstairs with the
revo installed in a the living room getting its data from the pc upstairs
through a router!

2009/12/9 Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk>

> javadayaz wrote:
> > Question about connecting it to my pc!
> >
> > Should i install a wifi card in my pc...or just a wifi router
> > (hopefully from virgin when they come to install)?
> >
> > Your suggestions are welcome!
> Well I'd say it depends how close your PC will be to the router.  If
> Virgin are installing it then they should be happy enough to run a cable
> to where ever your PC is, that way you can connect the PC to the router
> directly, but if for some reason you want the modem & router to be
> somewhere else, you can install a wireless card in your PC easily enough
> (not entirely sure what models work with Ubuntu out of the box, although
> saying that I have one which I need to install so I'll report back if it
> works).
>
> If you happen to have any devices (such as an original XBOX, PS2 Slim or
> PS2 with network adaptor etc) that don't have wireless you may also be
> interested in this:  http://tinyurl.com/getnetrouteraria
>
> It's a 4 port wireless router which can be put into a wireless client
> mode.  I got one of these for a friend who's got Virgin cable (he got
> his before they started giving out routers for free), and it can be
> configured to connect to an existing wireless network to convert from
> wireless to Ethernet.  At £18, I thought it was a bargain and cheaper
> than using homeplug ethernet adaptors.
>
> Rob
>
>
>
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Regards

Javad
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