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Uncle Elmo Hammer Brother Partly Sweet, Helpful, good at advice and a half decent writer. Also modest. Level: 49 Posts: 985/1062 EXP: 845899 For next: 37984 Since: 03-15-04 From: Prestatyn, Uk Since last post: 23 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| I currently have.... A Desktop Comp connected to a ADSL Modem, it has no wireless capabilities whatsoever A Laptop Comp, which has a built in Wireless card thingy, but of course nothing to connect to, Now what I want to do is.... Surf the net with my Laptop, while I'm in my room. It WOULD be nice if I could transfer files off the Desktop (to my Laptop), but this isn't essential. Now As I'm not COMPLETELY thick I've looked into it and stumbled upon the weird and wonderful world of Wireless routers. The thing is, does this mean I'd have to get a adapter for the Desktop ? Or is there such a thing as a router which plugs into the Desktop (USB cable?) I've seen Routers which are also ADSL modems, would that be a smilplet (cheaper) option? Once I have it set up, how does it work? Will the Desktop need to be on for me to surf the net with me laptop? |
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get.  Level: 73  Posts: 2304/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| What kind of ADSL modem do you have? Is it one that connects to your PC with a USB cable, or with a network cable? EDIT: *following above comment there was a short intermission in which I attempted to learn to play Battlefield Vietnam. I suck at it. I just don't get First Person Shooters* *cough* Okay, now to pick up where I left off.... We have a wireless network at my house (I am typing from my laptop in bed now... 3.26am (yawn)  Our internet comes in through an ADSL Router; then a network cable goes from the Router to my Access Point (then of course, wirelessly to my Mac, and to my brother's PC).If you are able to, that is how I recommend you set things up too, but it depends on what kind of ADSL Modem/Router you have. If your ADSL Modem is the kind that plugs directly into your PC with a USB cable, you won't be able to do it the same way I do mine. However, you can get wireless cards for computers that will act like an Access Point and allow you to share the internet. My brother's wireless card allows him to set up his PC to act as an Access Point if he needs it to Anyways, below are some diagrams of how it could be set up... o.o Mine is set up kinda like the first diagram  If your Modem uses network connections rather than USB connections, then the first and third options should be possible, if not, then the second option should be do-able. If the router uses Network connections, it can also depend how many outgoing Network ports it has on it (mine has four). If it only has one, then that can limit your options as well.Uhm.. hope this makes sense, it's um.. now nearly 4am o.o (edited by Tarale on 07-23-05 02:05 PM) |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 5992/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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If your modem uses USB, you should replace it.  Probably the easiest method is to add a wireless card to your computer, allowing your laptop to connect through it. If you can find a router with both wired and wireless connections that would probably be better as you wouldn't need the computer to be on all the time. Just don't use the default security options (change your SSID, for one) if you don't want people browsing your HD and mooching off your connection. |
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