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Hardware required for a Wi-Fi
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k0k0m0
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27. September 2006 @ 05:38 |
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OK, I've got this lousy USB modem my ADSL provider has given me and a Wi-fi USB adapter. My goal is to setup my very own Wi-Fi network with internet access for everyone.
What hardware do I need? Which steps shall I take in order to set everything up?
Cheers
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27. September 2006 @ 06:15 |
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hi!
ok will only need a wireless router,and wifi card or usb adapters for the others computer in your network.
easy setup is you plug usb modem with ethernet cable to your wifi router(must of usbmodems also have a ethernet plug(rj45).
then you use usb wifi adapter in your pc and buy as much as pc you want to connect to your network it can be usb wifi adapter or wifi pci adapters(which is better).
hope i help
Dr.xp
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k0k0m0
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27. September 2006 @ 10:35 |
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but how do you "create" your private network so as to share the net with the other computers?
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27. September 2006 @ 11:38 |
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in control panel in internet/networks click on set a home network its a friendly setup it will tell step by step. you have to run this on every computer on your network.
im not a network xpert but thats the basic
Dr.xp
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27. September 2006 @ 18:46 |
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setup my very own Wi-Fi network with internet access for everyone.
Um, I don't know if you mean "everyone" as in the general public or just everyone in your house, but if you aren't careful with your security, PC firewall, and other settings, everyone on your block WILL have access to your network and your PCs. My advice is to make sure your PCs are fully firewalled and patched, and then think about whether or not you really NEED to go wireless over wired. Only if you are certain of that should you proceed any further as Dr.XP has pointed out.
-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
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k0k0m0
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28. September 2006 @ 05:27 |
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To clarify things up: I wanted to give access only to specified people such as my wife or my brother, for instance.
Do you create the network before installing the router?
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28. September 2006 @ 09:23 |
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no, after you install the router
Dr.xp
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Foxconn 8400 GS 512 GDDR2 PCI-EX
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ddp
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28. September 2006 @ 14:11 |
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what windows are on all the computers?
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k0k0m0
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3. October 2006 @ 05:30 |
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XP SP2
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ddp
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4. October 2006 @ 18:59 |
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all drives that you want shared on all computers have to be shared enabled
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