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Thread ID: 106662	2010-01-18 02:30:00	Home Wireless network	bonzo29 (2348)	PC World Chat

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849573	2010-01-18 02:30:00	My desktop comp. is in my man cave (synonym for the untidy room downstairs). Have just changed my modem from an old D link DSL 302G with a free Thomson TG585 wireless modem from Telecom as they recently upgraded our roadside cabinet to ADSL and despite the inadequacies of Telecom it is certainly much faster The wife now wants a laptop upstairs in her room,(we do meet at mealtimes!) Currently I'm connected by the ethernet cable. Can I continue to link my desktop this way and use the wireless link solely for the laptop? Or is it preferably or necessary to use the wireless link to both?	bonzo29 (2348)
849574	2010-01-18 02:35:00	Should be no problem to have a mixture of wired/wireless.	inphinity (7274)
849575	2010-01-18 02:43:00	Thanks inphinity,it will also save me buying a USB wireless adapter as my desktop has no internal card	bonzo29 (2348)
849576	2010-01-18 02:45:00	Wireless is not my field of experience but we run a mix of wired and wireless in our house. My office is where the desktop, printer etc are all located, that is plugged into a DSL modem of some sort that goes into the wall jack. I also have a work laptop and like to use it on the deck. I used to run a 30m cable from the office to the deck but with the addition of 3 more laptops for the wife and children, to avoid a mess of tangled cables, I went and got a DLink, 524 I think it was. And even with no total lack of experience in setting up a wireless network, I set it up so the wireless plugs into the modem which then plugs into the wall, in affect gives us 8 ports to play with as both were 4 port routers not that I have ever had to use them. So, yes, you can run a mix of wireless and cable to suit the needs of your house and family.	PinoyKiw (9675)
849577	2010-01-18 11:07:00	I've set up a thompson before, from memory they have ethernet ports, so you should be fine to run wireless and wired at the same time. Technology's great innit?	ubergeek85 (131)
849578	2010-01-18 11:41:00	They are designed to run the on board Ethernet switch and Wireless AP at the same time. That is why they have both	Agent_24 (57)
849579	2010-03-11 00:06:00	Bonzo my thomspson router turned up yesterday. I have d-link dsl-g604t router running at moment bit scared to change it just yet in case I have problems setting it up. Telekom said asdl2 enabled in my street and should be good to go. Do you just plug it in and hope for the best or is there a setup (no cd) Got 2 ethernet connected deskies and uno lappie Thanks	prefect (6291)
849580	2010-03-11 01:23:00	Bonzo my thomspson router turned up yesterday. I have d-link dsl-g604t router running at moment bit scared to change it just yet in case I have problems setting it up. Telekom said asdl2 enabled in my street and should be good to go. Do you just plug it in and hope for the best or is there a setup (no cd) Got 2 ethernet connected deskies and uno lappie Thanks There SHOULD be a CD in the box and if you use that it's simple. I would ring Telecom and ask for the installation CD if it wasn't enclosed I personally wouldn't try to install without it but I'm not a nerd!	bonzo29 (2348)
849581	2010-03-11 01:34:00	Find out when xtra at quietest and get them to take you through it,thats wahat I did and no problemo.	Cicero (40)
849582	2010-03-11 02:35:00	Bonzo my thomspson router turned up yesterday. I have d-link dsl-g604t router running at moment bit scared to change it just yet in case I have problems setting it up. Telekom said asdl2 enabled in my street and should be good to go. Do you just plug it in and hope for the best or is there a setup (no cd) Got 2 ethernet connected deskies and uno lappie Thanks A thompson arrived two doors from my place yesterday. No CD but an instruction leaflet came with it. Even a politician should be able to follow the leaflet. It's got pictures like comic books even.	Sweep (90)
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