Re: dial-up and wireless networking

On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:38:58 -1000, "Kyuzo" <none> wrote:

>"blackmon" <blackmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:C2F12DF5-220E-42B4-AC5B-117850ADC700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I have two computers, a desktop and a new laptop. Both are running Windows
>> XP. We are not able to get a high speed internet connection in my rural
>area,
>> so I only have dial-up service. I'd like to network these two computers
>and
>> be able to share an internet connection. The laptop has a wireless card.
>The
>> desktop is relatively new, less than five years old. I keep getting
>different
>> answers to my question. I've been told it isn't possible and then I'm told
>it
>> is with a router.
>> Please tell me the basics. Where do I start? What hardward to I need?
>> Please, please in simple terms - I'm technology challenged.
>> --

>Info. taken from Microsoft's article on "Managing your Network's Internet
>Connection"
>Dial-up
>With a dial-up connection, you use a modem that connects through a phone
>line and is not a digital subscriber line (DSL). If you have a dial-up
>connection and install a home network, there's no reason you can't share the
>Internet connection. It'll be slower than the other types of Internet
>connections, but if you're using dial-up already and prefer its price point,
>this is probably an acceptable trade-off.
>
>ICS manages dial-up connections as well as broadband connections. Since ICS
>is currently available in Windows XP, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows
>2000, and Windows 98 Second Edition at no extra charge, this is a natural
>choice for sharing a dial-up connection. Very few combinations of routers
>and external modems will allow you to use a hardware solution for sharing a
>dial-up connection.
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/getstarted/connectnetwork.mspx
>
>Trying researching on Internet Connection Sharing and see if it suits your
>needs. It will be probably difficult setting up the wireless solution you
>wanted with dial-up.

It is quite easy to set up a wireless solution with dial-up. You need a dial-up
router with WiFi, or a dial-up router plus a wireless access point. I know of 6
dial-up routers, 3 wired and 3 wireless.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/sharing-your-dialup-internet-service.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/sharing-your-dialup-internet-service.html

If you don't like the WiFi options presented by any of the routers in the above
article, you can get one of the wired routers, and a WiFi router or Access Point
of your choice. If you get a WiFi router (which are not all that expensive),
you can use it with a dial-up router, by converting the WiFi router into an
access point.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-on-lan-with-two-routers.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-on-lan-with-two-routers.html

But whatever you do, start by learning the limitations of ICS.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/ics-is-ok-but-you-can-do-better.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/ics-is-ok-but-you-can-do-better.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 mvps org.
.

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