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Already running one Desktop linked to a Broadband Service Provider. Would
like to connect a laptop to this so we can use it 'wireless' in the house.
Am fairly good working with what I've got and muddle through the 'Techi'
bits, but what do I need to do to set this up? Can I use a Wizard to help me
and if so, do I need to buy something first to enable me to use a wireless
set-up?
All help gratefully received! Thank you.

Hi
To share an Intent connection between few computers you need a Router.
To have Wireless you need a Wireless source (Wireless Router/Access Point).
I do not know if you have the hardware and there is No Wizard that can
replace real knowledge.
The content of the following links will provide you with a basic tutorial
about Sharing Internet and using Wire & Wireless; it is short and to the
point. Few of the pages were written by me ages ago. You might ignore the
prices, and the specific choice of hardware, stick with the principles, they
are still the same. Basic Options for Internet Connection Sharing -
http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=105 Hubs, routers, switches,
DSL, LANs, WANs...? - http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=48
Wireless Principles - http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=122
Connection Diagram With Cable/DSL Router:
http://www.ezlan.net/network/router.jpg Wireless hardware:
http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Hardware.html My New Wireless does not work -
http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html Wireless - Basic Configuration:
http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html Wireless - Basic Security:
http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Carrie" <> wrote in message
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> Already running one Desktop linked to a Broadband Service Provider. Would
> like to connect a laptop to this so we can use it 'wireless' in the house.
> Am fairly good working with what I've got and muddle through the 'Techi'
> bits, but what do I need to do to set this up? Can I use a Wizard to help
> me
> and if so, do I need to buy something first to enable me to use a wireless
> set-up?
> All help gratefully received! Thank you.

I'd strongly recommend your purchase a wireless router.
You really want the protection of a router if you have an always on
Broadband connection.

What operating system is on the laptop?

On Wed, 30 May 2007 12:53:01 -0700, Carrie
<> wrote:

>Already running one Desktop linked to a Broadband Service Provider. Would
>like to connect a laptop to this so we can use it 'wireless' in the house.
>Am fairly good working with what I've got and muddle through the 'Techi'
>bits, but what do I need to do to set this up? Can I use a Wizard to help me
>and if so, do I need to buy something first to enable me to use a wireless
>set-up?
>All help gratefully received! Thank you.
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Thanks for your reply, someone else recommends a router too. Am running
Windows XP so should be straight forward shouldn't it?

"Barb Bowman" wrote:

> I'd strongly recommend your purchase a wireless router.
> You really want the protection of a router if you have an always on
> Broadband connection.
>
> What operating system is on the laptop?
>
> On Wed, 30 May 2007 12:53:01 -0700, Carrie
> <> wrote:
>
> >Already running one Desktop linked to a Broadband Service Provider. Would
> >like to connect a laptop to this so we can use it 'wireless' in the house.
> >Am fairly good working with what I've got and muddle through the 'Techi'
> >bits, but what do I need to do to set this up? Can I use a Wizard to help me
> >and if so, do I need to buy something first to enable me to use a wireless
> >set-up?
> >All help gratefully received! Thank you.
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
> Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>

Yes, it should be. There are lots and lots of choices for routers.
The cheapest is not necessarily the best. Make sure the router you
select has support for WPA2 security if at all possible. ( see
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ssecurity.mspx
for some tips that might be useful)

The D-Lin DGL-4300 router is one that I found to be a really top
performer in XP (and Vista). See
http://computers.pricegrabber.com/wi...earch=DGL-4300

It's on the higher priced side, but it is rock solid. Others may
have different recommendations. I currently use a D-Link DIR-655
(draft N) but there is no guarantee of compatibility with the
upcoming final "N" standard.

On Wed, 30 May 2007 13:20:02 -0700, Carrie
<> wrote:

>Thanks for your reply, someone else recommends a router too. Am running
>Windows XP so should be straight forward shouldn't it?
>
>"Barb Bowman" wrote:
>
>> I'd strongly recommend your purchase a wireless router.
>> You really want the protection of a router if you have an always on
>> Broadband connection.
>>
>> What operating system is on the laptop?
>>
>> On Wed, 30 May 2007 12:53:01 -0700, Carrie
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> >Already running one Desktop linked to a Broadband Service Provider. Would
>> >like to connect a laptop to this so we can use it 'wireless' in the house.
>> >Am fairly good working with what I've got and muddle through the 'Techi'
>> >bits, but what do I need to do to set this up? Can I use a Wizard to help me
>> >and if so, do I need to buy something first to enable me to use a wireless
>> >set-up?
>> >All help gratefully received! Thank you.
>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS Windows-MVP
>> Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>>
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

"Carrie" <> wrote in message
news:25F34571-C994-42EF-9037-...
> Thanks for your reply, someone else recommends a router too. Am running
> Windows XP so should be straight forward shouldn't it?
>
Yes. Most of them include a CD which supplies a program to make the initial
setup. Mine is a Linksys WRT54GS.
There are lots of things to consider in the setup of a router, so take your
time.

As the router is installed between the Broadband and all computers, you will
need to make very minor changes to the
existing computer. Essentially you enable dhcp and set the router (aka
gateway) as the dhcp server.
The easy way to accomplish changes to your current computer is to run the
Network Setup Wizard. On a computer which
is already setup for network access, the wizard will echo the current
settings, and you make no changes until the wizard
gets to the dhcp setting. Finally, during the execution of the Network
Setup Wizard, it will prompt you for prepartion of a setup disk.
Let it create this disk.

Now go over to the new computer. Install the network setup disk, and execute
the program that it contains. Doing this saves a lot of
time and insures that the settings on the computers are consistent.

But, you aren't done just yet. There should be an adapter icon in the
system tray. Double click this, be sure that you instruct the wireless
driver to "let windows manage the connection". All need to do is to select
the correct wireless connection (which the router software creates) and to
make certain that the seurity key matches the one the the router uses. It
took me three tries to get it right. By the way, the Linksys router
software
will display this key.

It took me 10 minutes to do this job, but I have certainly done many more
than one installation,

Jim
> "Barb Bowman" wrote:
>
>> I'd strongly recommend your purchase a wireless router.
>> You really want the protection of a router if you have an always on
>> Broadband connection.
>>
>> What operating system is on the laptop?
>>
>> On Wed, 30 May 2007 12:53:01 -0700, Carrie
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> >Already running one Desktop linked to a Broadband Service Provider.
>> >Would
>> >like to connect a laptop to this so we can use it 'wireless' in the
>> >house.
>> >Am fairly good working with what I've got and muddle through the 'Techi'
>> >bits, but what do I need to do to set this up? Can I use a Wizard to
>> >help me
>> >and if so, do I need to buy something first to enable me to use a
>> >wireless
>> >set-up?
>> >All help gratefully received! Thank you.
>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS Windows-MVP
>> Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>>

On May 30, 12:53 pm, Carrie <Car...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Already running one Desktop linked to a Broadband Service Provider. Would
> like to connect a laptop to this so we can use it 'wireless' in the house.
> Am fairly good working with what I've got and muddle through the 'Techi'
> bits, but what do I need to do to set this up? Can I use a Wizard to help me
> and if so, do I need to buy something first to enable me to use a wireless
> set-up?
> All help gratefully received! Thank you.

You need a wifi card, router and software.

Your laptop probably alrady has a wifi card.























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