Re: okay have new adsl connection how do I connect laptop? do I ne

chucky your are so helpfull.
I think I feel the pressure subsiding with the big headavhe this has been.
I have just found out that his work will not upgrade to wirless(they
actually disable it) for security reasons, so my conclusion is to ...

make my pc which sits in the lounge wireless with a PCI card and put the
router in our bedroom where he uses the laptop.

Our bedroom is very cosy and really is where we live the most as it is very
large and has alounge room in it as well so it is where he is used to being
of an evening in comfort....Lucky him you say...lol

That way he can connect directly into the router and hopefully mine will
pick up the wireless as well as my daughters.
Our bedroom is not attatched to the house but the router would only be
approx 20meters from the pc in the lounge and my daughters is only a few more
meters away, my understanding is this will be fine.

So do I now just follow the windows wizard to create a home network or do I
wait until I have purchased the wireless cards x 2 and assuming my daughters
need s an ethernet card as you stated below.

(((Each computer should need just one Ethernet or WiFi card,
unless you have a laptop that you want wired (when sitting in a fixed
location),
or wireless (when roaming).)))

p.s his laptop will be wired straight to the router
my daughters willbe wireless as well as mine

so are you saying i wont even need to run the wizard is the router already
doing this all for me?
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Shaz says thank you


"Chuck" wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 14:56:12 -0700, "Shaz" <Shaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >Thanks chuck
> >I think what I will do today is buy a wireless card for my daughters pc and
> >hopefully work will upgrade his laptop to wireless.
> >In the meantime I will buy another ethernet cable which he can plug the
> >laptop into the D-link.
> >Does the wireless cards pug into a card slot on the laptop or is it
> >installed internally?
> >Will my daughter still need a ethernet card as hers doesn t have one.
> >My next thing is do I create a HPNA network or stick with the ethernet
> >network.
> >I am still not grasping it all properly as you might tell.
> >I want to get the best and fastest usage for everyone and a little more
> >expense doesnt bother me.
> >I have even considered upgrading this old dinosaur as yesterday I had to
> >install an ethernet card as it didnt have one and its processor is only 900
> >and something.
>
> Shaz,
>
> Most laptop cards use the PC slot (aka PCMCIA slot). A desktop pc card might be
> PCI, or maybe USB - I'd stick with PCI if possible, as USB may require
> additional drivers. Each computer should need just one Ethernet or WiFi card,
> unless you have a laptop that you want wired (when sitting in a fixed location),
> or wireless (when roaming).
>
> If you setup an HPNA network too, then one of your computers will end up as an
> Ethernet / wireless / HPNA bridge. Do you really need that? Ethernet and WiFi
> should give you what you need, and your router will support both.
>
> And BTW, a 900 MHz Pentium whatever has plenty of power for most applications.
> Just give it enough RAM, and you'll be surprised. I have a P-II 450 with 512M
> as my server, and it does fine, even some desktop work. My #2 computer is a
> P-III 700 with 768M RAM, and it is fine for Windows 2000 (probably would do XP
> too, but I want to support Windows 2000 too). Enough memory, and a decent sized
> hard drive kept clean of crap, and partitioned properly, and you're OK.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.
>
.

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