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First off your not stupid Ok?
Now do you even have a Wireless Router, or at the least a Wireless Access Point? I'm not so sure about the latter but I think it might be possible to use it. But, in the end you'll come off smarter and with more Money in the end, when you just get thr Router!
Ok assuming you have a Router, that you have properly installed. you should be able to access it though the PC which you have it connected to, by typeing 192.168.xxx.xxx into a Browser. (see your Manual),. If this is your first time with the Router the the Password will likely be 0000. If not, then use the known Pasword to enter the Confuration Settings' Menu. Again check back with your Manuals if you need more clearfiaction. One of the more important things you need to probably write down, is the WEP (Encryption Key), so that you can use this latter when you go to setup the PSP?.
Ok so much for the Router. As for a Wireless Access Point, Setup. I guess I should explain that there are Two kinds of 802.11 (Wirless),. They are, Infastucture Mode and Ad-Hoc Mode. Ad-Hoc Mode would be like playing a Game in Syslink Mode (i.e. Two PSPs'?), Basicly you can only talk and listion to those who are in that Ad-Hoc Netwok. The Internet is not part of this Ad-Hoc Network, so you will not be able to get on-Line, though the Ad-Hoc Mode.
The Infastructue Mode (i.e. Router's and WAP's), Mode has the means to allow you to get On-Line. In the case of a Router, it's almost as simple as Plug'n'Play.
Now assuming that you, like myself. Also has a XBOX? and a 2NIC (Network Interface Cards) The One beeing for the Internet the other for a Crossover CAT-5E Cable to the XBOX? with Internet Conection Shareing turned on. And you thought that you could just buy a Wireless NIC Card. Then allas, That is only an Ad-Hoc Connection, so no go!
I'm only guessing here as I have since recived a Wireless Router as a Gift. But, if you went out and supplmented your Wireless Access Point / Wireless NIC, with the other... Then you should be in the position to set up a Infrastructure Mode. That you then in theroy could use with ICS turned on. The only problem with this is that in order to use this setup the Internet connected PC must remain on. Just like with the XBOX?.
A Router on the otherhand can be setup with your Log-In details (i.e. PPPoE), then you don't need to have the PC running to get your other devices XBOX?, PS2? or PSP? On-Line.
Needless to say, if you do not know what a Wireless Router, Wireless Access Point or a Wireless NIC is. Then it's a fair bet that you don't have access to One at the moment. Somthing that a quick trip to your Local Electronics / Computer Store, should fix....
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