Walk thru on setting up a Home network

[Louis AA]

I need a router and explicit instructions on how to make a share the DIAL UP
54K Internet connection. Host is Desktop with internal modem. Client is the
Laptop with integrated IEEE 802.11b wireless. I have a BROADBAND Linksys
connected to the Host via Ethernet cable ONLY. Remember this is NOT a
broadband internet connection. It is strictly 54K DIAL UP. Can you walk me
thru this? There is a disc with the Linksys Broadband Router BEFW11S4 (and
according to Linksys is not designed for Dial Up). Goal is to use the Laptop
wireless to connect to the Internet thru the Host Dial Up modem and/or
update all the databases on the Host.

 

[CJT]

I need a router and explicit instructions on how to make a share the DIAL UP
54K Internet connection. Host is Desktop with internal modem. Client is the
Laptop with integrated IEEE 802.11b wireless. I have a BROADBAND Linksys
connected to the Host via Ethernet cable ONLY. Remember this is NOT a
broadband internet connection. It is strictly 54K DIAL UP. Can you walk me
thru this? There is a disc with the Linksys Broadband Router BEFW11S4 (and
according to Linksys is not designed for Dial Up). Goal is to use the Laptop
wireless to connect to the Internet thru the Host Dial Up modem and/or
update all the databases on the Host.

Find a good used 3Com LanModem. I think you're going to have trouble
doing what you intend (unless you essentially bypass the router function
of the router and use ICS, which introduces its own issues).

The problem is that most home routers (including apparently the one you
have) aren't designed to talk to 54K modems. There are a few that have
backup 54K channels, and if you had one of those you might have a better
chance, but again you would be bypassing the Linksys router.