i have been looking at adding a wifi shield but wary as after reading about the difficulties with zigbee shield i have been somewhat put off such devices .
knuckles:
I have been somewhat put off such devices .
Probably quite wise. One option is to use an Ethernet shield and a WiFi repeater. I already had an Ethernet shield, but if you have to buy both new it is still usually easier, cheaper, and stress-free.
For relatively inexpensive but very stress free WiFi:
http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/W5200-Ethernet-Shield-p-1577.html
and
It is not as difficult as you might think.
Order one of these:
http://m.aliexpress.com/item/988481350.html,
Use this library by Roger Clark:
http://m.aliexpress.com/item/988481350.html,
and you have a good chance to be up-running within a few hours.
Could you please post the link to the library again? Thank you. The library link is the same as the product link.
bump for the library repost
You could get a w5100 ethernet shield and the below router to make a wifi setup.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NETGEAR-WIRELESS-G-ROUTER-WGR614-4-PORT-Cable-DSL-54MBPS-/230961083691
sorry, posted too hastily.
here is the link to the library:
https://github.com/rogerclarkmelbourne/Arduino