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| Thread ID: 61898 | 2005-09-20 09:39:00 | Network solution needed | Prescott (11) | Press F1 |
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| 389665 | 2005-09-20 09:39:00 | as you may know now i have a laptop and i still have my gaming rig in the other room.i want to be able to go on the internet at the same time as the other pc.i am on dial up.i know it sucks but that is all we have out here. so im in need of somesort of a network solution. :rolleyes: i want it to be wireless and i was thinking of getting a usb wireless adaptor like this (www.dlink.com) and putting it in a 166mhz i have lying around, and also a network card and running it to the gaming rig next to it. the trouble is that the 166 only has usb1.1 and it has an ISA modem. i was thinking of putting Smoothwall linux on it, will this work? does linux like usb and ISA? and with the adaptor cards being usb1.1 can you notice the speed difference? what about if i pull out the internet plug or if we have a power cut, will it automaticly dial up to the internet? |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 389666 | 2005-09-20 09:49:00 | oh and another thing, i want to be able to print my stuff but my printer is hooked up to the gaming machine. what to do? | Prescott (11) | ||
| 389667 | 2005-09-20 09:54:00 | It should be OK on USB 1 . 1 . Not too sure how fast or slow it'll be tho . . I use USB 2 . I just got 2 USB 2 wireless adapters last week . They work good, and were only $39 inc GST . One good about these, is they not only act as a wireless adapter, they can also be used as access points, with the software, they came with . And the drivers also act like firmware . They give them extra features . Depending on whether the Dlink adapters are also access points, you may have to get an access point as well, to get a decent signal (depending on how far apart, you want the desktop and laptop . Umm, well u dont need a modem if its wireless . If the laptop gets disconnected, just redial and the 166 if its on wireless will pick up the signal again . I guess you have to redial again on the PC, if u get a power cut . Wireless works fine with a printer, I connected these 2 to USB ports, kept file sharing enabled, and try printing from the other PC . Worked a charm . Printed the same as when it was on ethernet . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 389668 | 2005-09-20 09:56:00 | hmmm the 166 wont be connected to the net 24/7 though, because its also our fax line. will the smoothwall set up work though? |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 389669 | 2005-09-21 02:23:00 | any other thoughts or suggestions on this setup? | Prescott (11) | ||
| 389670 | 2005-09-21 02:46:00 | Use the 166 as a router/print-server for your PCs . Get a phone line double-adaptor and hook the fax machine onto the phone line directly . Check to see whether that wireless adaptor will work with Linux . You may also need to check whether your printer will work under Linux, and if so you will also need to set up Samba . You can also run a fax-server from the 166 that will send faxes and receive them and print them out on the printer, but since you have the fax machine already, you shouldn't really bother . |
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