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Wireless Networking - wirelss network advice please |
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Hi,
I have a laptop with a built in wireless card and a desktop computer with no wireless access. The desktop has broadband internet access through tiscali and a USB modem. I want a wireless network between the two computers. I believe that to have internet access for the laptop I really need to use a router for the internet instead of the modem? Also if I don't need the internet access on the laptop, all I need to do for a wireless network between the two computers is to put a wireless card into the desktop? What about a USB wireless dongle instead of a card? Any advice will be greatly received. Cheers Lenny lenny |
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in the ad hoc wireless networking mode you can share the modem with your
desktop, but you need a wireless adapter in the desktop first "lenny" <> wrote in message news:42e10f7b$0$19701$ ... > Hi, > I have a laptop with a built in wireless card and a desktop computer with > no wireless access. The desktop has broadband internet access through > tiscali and a USB modem. > > I want a wireless network between the two computers. I believe that to > have internet access for the laptop I really need to use a router for the > internet instead of the modem? > > Also if I don't need the internet access on the laptop, all I need to do > for a wireless network between the two computers is to put a wireless card > into the desktop? > > What about a USB wireless dongle instead of a card? > > Any advice will be greatly received. > Cheers > Lenny > Andrew C |
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what do you mean by ad hoc mode?
"Andrew C" <> wrote in message news:%... > in the ad hoc wireless networking mode you can share the modem with your > desktop, but you need a wireless adapter in the desktop first > "lenny" <> wrote in message > news:42e10f7b$0$19701$ ... >> Hi, >> I have a laptop with a built in wireless card and a desktop computer with >> no wireless access. The desktop has broadband internet access through >> tiscali and a USB modem. >> >> I want a wireless network between the two computers. I believe that to >> have internet access for the laptop I really need to use a router for the >> internet instead of the modem? >> >> Also if I don't need the internet access on the laptop, all I need to do >> for a wireless network between the two computers is to put a wireless >> card into the desktop? >> >> What about a USB wireless dongle instead of a card? >> >> Any advice will be greatly received. >> Cheers >> Lenny >> > > lenny |
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when you create your network you will probably understand it better, but
bassically it is a computer to computer network that works without a router, that is mainly used to share files but you can also share connections over that type of network. "lenny" <> wrote in message news:42e1151a$0$19720$ ... > what do you mean by ad hoc mode? > > "Andrew C" <> wrote in message > news:%... >> in the ad hoc wireless networking mode you can share the modem with your >> desktop, but you need a wireless adapter in the desktop first >> "lenny" <> wrote in message >> news:42e10f7b$0$19701$ ... >>> Hi, >>> I have a laptop with a built in wireless card and a desktop computer >>> with no wireless access. The desktop has broadband internet access >>> through tiscali and a USB modem. >>> >>> I want a wireless network between the two computers. I believe that to >>> have internet access for the laptop I really need to use a router for >>> the internet instead of the modem? >>> >>> Also if I don't need the internet access on the laptop, all I need to do >>> for a wireless network between the two computers is to put a wireless >>> card into the desktop? >>> >>> What about a USB wireless dongle instead of a card? >>> >>> Any advice will be greatly received. >>> Cheers >>> Lenny >>> >> >> > > Andrew C |
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lenny wrote:
> what do you mean by ad hoc mode? > > "Andrew C" <> wrote in message > news:%... >> in the ad hoc wireless networking mode you can share the modem with >> your desktop, but you need a wireless adapter in the desktop first >> "lenny" <> wrote in message >> news:42e10f7b$0$19701$ ... >>> Hi, >>> I have a laptop with a built in wireless card and a desktop computer >>> with no wireless access. The desktop has broadband internet access >>> through tiscali and a USB modem. >>> >>> I want a wireless network between the two computers. I believe that >>> to have internet access for the laptop I really need to use a router >>> for the internet instead of the modem? Making the Wireless Home Network Connection in Windows XP Without a Router - MVP Barb Bowman http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...02april08.mspx http://tinyurl.com/2zkon (link for above) 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 Wireless Network Setup Wizard SP2 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0604.mspx Linksys networking information (you don't need to use Linksys hardware, of course; this site has good layout pictures) http://www.linksys.com/edu/ Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User Malke |
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thanks,
What are your thoughts on the type of wireless card to use or the usb wireless dongles that are available at the moment. I use PCI cards on other computers that I have set up but am thinking about the ease of USB. "Malke" <> wrote in message news:... > lenny wrote: > >> what do you mean by ad hoc mode? >> >> "Andrew C" <> wrote in message >> news:%... >>> in the ad hoc wireless networking mode you can share the modem with >>> your desktop, but you need a wireless adapter in the desktop first >>> "lenny" <> wrote in message >>> news:42e10f7b$0$19701$ ... >>>> Hi, >>>> I have a laptop with a built in wireless card and a desktop computer >>>> with no wireless access. The desktop has broadband internet access >>>> through tiscali and a USB modem. >>>> >>>> I want a wireless network between the two computers. I believe that >>>> to have internet access for the laptop I really need to use a router >>>> for the internet instead of the modem? > > Making the Wireless Home Network Connection in Windows XP Without a > Router - MVP Barb Bowman > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...02april08.mspx > http://tinyurl.com/2zkon (link for above) > > 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 > > Wireless Network Setup Wizard SP2 > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0604.mspx > > Linksys networking information (you don't need to use Linksys hardware, > of course; this site has good layout pictures) > http://www.linksys.com/edu/ > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User lenny |
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lenny wrote:
> thanks, > What are your thoughts on the type of wireless card to use or the usb > wireless dongles that are available at the moment. > > I use PCI cards on other computers that I have set up but am thinking > about the ease of USB. I don't have any first-hand experience with usb wireless cards since I only have wireless on the laptops. Check out Tom's Hardware for reviews, maybe look at dslreports.com and see if they have any suggestions in the user forums. Malke -- MS-MVP Windows User/Shell Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic" Malke |
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Hi
May be this can Help - http://www.ezlan.net/faq#wcard Jack (MVP-Networking). "lenny" <> wrote in message news:42e1326d$0$19712$ ... > thanks, > What are your thoughts on the type of wireless card to use or the usb > wireless dongles that are available at the moment. > > I use PCI cards on other computers that I have set up but am thinking about > the ease of USB. > > > "Malke" <> wrote in message > news:... > > lenny wrote: > > > >> what do you mean by ad hoc mode? > >> > >> "Andrew C" <> wrote in message > >> news:%... > >>> in the ad hoc wireless networking mode you can share the modem with > >>> your desktop, but you need a wireless adapter in the desktop first > >>> "lenny" <> wrote in message > >>> news:42e10f7b$0$19701$ ... > >>>> Hi, > >>>> I have a laptop with a built in wireless card and a desktop computer > >>>> with no wireless access. The desktop has broadband internet access > >>>> through tiscali and a USB modem. > >>>> > >>>> I want a wireless network between the two computers. I believe that > >>>> to have internet access for the laptop I really need to use a router > >>>> for the internet instead of the modem? > > > > Making the Wireless Home Network Connection in Windows XP Without a > > Router - MVP Barb Bowman > > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...wman_02april08. mspx > > http://tinyurl.com/2zkon (link for above) > > > > 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 > > > > Wireless Network Setup Wizard SP2 > > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0604.mspx > > > > Linksys networking information (you don't need to use Linksys hardware, > > of course; this site has good layout pictures) > > http://www.linksys.com/edu/ > > > > Malke > > -- > > Elephant Boy Computers > > www.elephantboycomputers.com > > "Don't Panic!" > > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > > Jack |
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