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Home network
I am going to network 2 pc`s together to share files , a printer and my
internet connection. I know how to link them up with a cable but was wondering what exactly I would need for a wireless network. Do I need 2 wireless cards, 1 for each pc or do I just need 1 wireless card and a router. Please help as I don`t know anything about wireless networks. |
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On 15-Apr-2004, "anthony fidler" wrote: I am going to network 2 pc`s together to share files , a printer and my internet connection. I know how to link them up with a cable but was wondering what exactly I would need for a wireless network. Do I need 2 wireless cards, 1 for each pc or do I just need 1 wireless card and a router. Please help as I don`t know anything about wireless networks. You need a wireless router and 1 wireless adapter provided that one conputer can sit close enough to the router to plug it in to the network off the wireless router. That's the way I've done mine. One computer stays connected to the router. -- |
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i just went through this with a friend of mine and then myself at the small
office i work so im no expert but i think i did finally sort it all out. there are actually a few ways you can do it. you can just add a wireless network card to each and run them in "ad hoc" mode OR you can connect a wireless access point to a standard NIC in one and add a wireless NIC to the other OR connect a wireless access point to your cable or dsl connection and add wireless NICs to both PCs OR you can connect a wireless router to a standard NIC in one and add a wireless NIC to the other. the router seems to be the easiest to expand on later and most versatile, i think it's also the best choice if you're sharing cable or dsl but if you're sharing dial up then it might be trouble because all the wireless routers i saw were wireless broadband routers and some if not all might cause problems during setup if they don't detect that cable or dsl connection. "anthony fidler" wrote in message news:buyfc.17532$4N3.5207@newsfe1-win... I am going to network 2 pc`s together to share files , a printer and my internet connection. I know how to link them up with a cable but was wondering what exactly I would need for a wireless network. Do I need 2 wireless cards, 1 for each pc or do I just need 1 wireless card and a router. Please help as I don`t know anything about wireless networks. |
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