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

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>

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Chuck MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
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