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| Thread ID: 49705 | 2004-09-28 01:34:00 | setting up a wireless network | theother1 (3573) | Press F1 |
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| 276268 | 2004-09-28 02:54:00 | > That explains the lack of a router then.... You can get a router for cable, if his current setup is just the cable modem pluggin into a ethernet card on the pc then something like this (www.ascent.co.nz) would do the job nicely. Offering a 4port switch to connect to a wired network, a router to share the cable connection, and a AP to add wireless connectivity. |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 276269 | 2004-09-28 03:04:00 | No cable in my area so i have never had the oppurtunity to mess witha setup,Using that router would it then be possible to run the cable modem directly into the router?,and then have the router provide feed to the desktop and the laptop(wireless)? Or does the cable modem have to be hooked dirctly into the host machine in order to work? |
metla (154) | ||
| 276270 | 2004-09-28 03:09:00 | that is dead right Pete, The linksys router looks like a good one. Thanks for the information. Rob |
theother1 (3573) | ||
| 276271 | 2004-09-28 03:10:00 | The cable modem would plug into the router and thus provide an internet connection to all those connected via the router/switch/ap. Perhaps contact your ISP/cable provide and just double check that what you buy is compatiable with your service. The majority of routers sold in NZ are actually router/adsl modem combos, but to keep things simple are sold as a router. The unit i linked to above is just a plain and simple router with a AP and switch. It has an ethernet input that connects directly to the modem. Such units are more common in the states due to the variety of internet connections avaliable. The linsky router would also work with a ethernet DSL modem or the modem supplied with Woosh and Wired Country. |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 276272 | 2004-09-28 03:12:00 | As I understand it Metla, the cable comes in from the street and goes to the modem, the ethernet cable goesfrom the modem to the router, an ethernet cable goes from the router to the pc and the Notebook connects wirelessly to the router. How does that sound? Rob |
theother1 (3573) | ||
| 276273 | 2004-09-28 03:15:00 | Going back to your previous post on this thread Metla, I think if it was configured as you suggest, (i.e. with a wireless ethernet card) the PC would have to be on before the Notebook could connect to the net | theother1 (3573) | ||
| 276274 | 2004-09-28 03:18:00 | > Going back to your previous post on this thread > Metla, I think if it was configured as you suggest, > (i.e. with a wireless ethernet card) the PC would > have to be on before the Notebook could connect to > the net Yep,thats the flaw in such a setup,although it would be the cheapest option. |
metla (154) | ||
| 276275 | 2004-09-28 03:20:00 | I would be forever going in and turning it on and "she who should be out at work" would be turning it off again!!!!!!!!!!!! | theother1 (3573) | ||
| 276276 | 2004-09-28 03:23:00 | In that case you shouldn't have the desktop set up in the kitchen...... | metla (154) | ||
| 276277 | 2004-09-28 03:36:00 | how true, how true. | theother1 (3573) | ||
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