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I have moved and no longer have an internet provider of myown, but I have
wireless adapter. I am now at my son's and using his wireless connection on
my laptop. I am able to use it but the connection is low. Should I
reconfigure my wireless adapter to his router? Don't understand how this
works. Thanks in advance for any help in understanding and configuring if I
need!

Aloha B.J.,

If you're connecting to it then you're already configured to his router.
How far away from his router is your machine? Through a lot of thick walls?

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
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> I have moved and no longer have an internet provider of myown, but I
> have wireless adapter. I am now at my son's and using his wireless
> connection on my laptop. I am able to use it but the connection is
> low. Should I reconfigure my wireless adapter to his router? Don't
> understand how this works. Thanks in advance for any help in
> understanding and configuring if I need!
>

Thanks! His hook up and router is upstairs and I am downstairs, so that is
probbly the reason. When I leave here in a few weeks, I will be going to my
other son's in another state. He has broadband, but not router. I have my
router with me, how do I connect to his service? Can I hook my router to his
modem?

"Ben M. Schorr - MVP" wrote:

> Aloha B.J.,
>
> If you're connecting to it then you're already configured to his router.
> How far away from his router is your machine? Through a lot of thick walls?
>
> -Ben-
> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
> Roland Schorr & Tower
> http://www.rolandschorr.com
> Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html
>
> > I have moved and no longer have an internet provider of myown, but I
> > have wireless adapter. I am now at my son's and using his wireless
> > connection on my laptop. I am able to use it but the connection is
> > low. Should I reconfigure my wireless adapter to his router? Don't
> > understand how this works. Thanks in advance for any help in
> > understanding and configuring if I need!
> >
>
>
>

B.J. wrote:

> Thanks! His hook up and router is upstairs and I am downstairs, so
> that is
> probbly the reason. When I leave here in a few weeks, I will be
> going to my
> other son's in another state. He has broadband, but not router. I
> have my
> router with me, how do I connect to his service? Can I hook my router
> to his modem?

Buy your son a router. Install it for him - just read the directions
that come with it. Then he will be safer and you can connect wirelessly
when you are there. When you leave, he'll have the additional security
you get with a router and everyone will be happy.

Linksys Learning Center - http://tinyurl.com/8ka4w

Wireless - Basic Configuration -
http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html

Wireless - Basic Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
MVP Barb Bowman on wireless security - http://tinyurl.com/56fc5

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Thanks! Had thought about doing just that. Will do! Appreciate the help!

"Malke" wrote:

> B.J. wrote:
>
> > Thanks! His hook up and router is upstairs and I am downstairs, so
> > that is
> > probbly the reason. When I leave here in a few weeks, I will be
> > going to my
> > other son's in another state. He has broadband, but not router. I
> > have my
> > router with me, how do I connect to his service? Can I hook my router
> > to his modem?
>
> Buy your son a router. Install it for him - just read the directions
> that come with it. Then he will be safer and you can connect wirelessly
> when you are there. When you leave, he'll have the additional security
> you get with a router and everyone will be happy.
>
> Linksys Learning Center - http://tinyurl.com/8ka4w
>
> Wireless - Basic Configuration -
> http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
>
> Wireless - Basic Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
> MVP Barb Bowman on wireless security - http://tinyurl.com/56fc5
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"
>