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| Thread ID: 64007 | 2005-11-29 23:42:00 | Going wireless at home | BubbaNZ (8888) | Press F1 |
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| 408673 | 2005-11-29 23:42:00 | Thinking of getting my Trade Me-addicted wife a laptop so I can get her out of my study and off my Windows XP HE SP2 machine . Just had broadband installed to the desktop . I can't move the broadband jack or the desktop, so I'm thinking of setting up a wireless LAN at home so she can use the broadband via my PC and also print from her laptop . Is this unlocking a world of pain or is it going to be relatively easy to do? Haven't done this before but am pretty confident around the machine at a kind-of power home user level . Any tips on best equipment, security, etc gratefully received . |
BubbaNZ (8888) | ||
| 408674 | 2005-11-30 01:25:00 | You could get PCI / USB 2 for the desktop (if the desktop has USB 2 onboard), and USB 2 for the laptop . Its not that hard to setup/configure . Wireless, is basically the same as using an ethernet network . It just doesnt use wires . Just as long as whatever u get, supports WPA2 or strong security/encryption, it should be safe . And depending on what you get, some wireless USB 2 adapters, also run as access points . Not too sure about the PCI cards tho . You may have to ask, whether the PCI card you get, also runs as an access point . If not, you'll have to buy the access point separately . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 408675 | 2005-11-30 01:53:00 | An ethernet modem/router (you may already have one, has to be able to connect via ethernet) An access point and a switch, this can be a combined product could even have the modem as well, but I prefer separiate components. silvertech.co.nz |
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