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We have just upgraded to adsl do I need to create a network to connect laptop
to internet?
How do I do this?
At moment have both using internet but as we have the laptop using the ph
line we now have no phone access.
 
assuming you don't have a router with hub, you may use ICS (Internet Connection Sharing.

Windows ICS ... and shares its connection with the rest of the computers on the network called the ICS host. In addition, the ICS host provides DHCP to ICS clients. ...
www.howtonetworking.com/Windows/ics.htm


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We have just upgraded to adsl do I need to create a network to connect laptop
to internet?
How do I do this?
At moment have both using internet but as we have the laptop using the ph
line we now have no phone access.
 
We have just upgraded to adsl do I need to create a network to connect laptop
to internet?
How do I do this?
At moment have both using internet but as we have the laptop using the ph
line we now have no phone access.
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Shaz,

There are many ways to share Internet service. Here are a few websites with
useful tutorials, to give you a start:
http://www.cablesense.com/
http://www.homenethelp.com/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
http://www.wown.com/

Hoping that you have an ADSL modem with Ethernet connection, I highly suggest a
NAT router to provide the connectivity for the both of you. Compared to the
monthly charge for ADSL, a NAT router is very affordable.
 
Thankyou for web addy's I will have a look today.
I have an ethernet D-Link DSL-G604T Adsl router/modem wireless.
As none of the computers are wireless compatible I am now looking at
upgrading them so they are and/or creating a HPNA network. Either way I have
to spend money just trying to get my head around it all and work out which
way to go.
My daughter has a pc in her room as well which has no ethernet card so there
is another purchase there.
 
Thankyou for web addy's I will have a look today.
I have an ethernet D-Link DSL-G604T Adsl router/modem wireless.
As none of the computers are wireless compatible I am now looking at
upgrading them so they are and/or creating a HPNA network. Either way I have
to spend money just trying to get my head around it all and work out which
way to go.
My daughter has a pc in her room as well which has no ethernet card so there
is another purchase there.
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Shaz,

OK, you're in luck. The DSL-G604T has Ethernet ports too, and it's a modem /
router. Just enable the router functionality, and set it up per the links. Then
get a card for your daughters computer, cable everything, and you should be good
to go. Or do the wireless thing if stringing Ethernet all over the house is too
much for you. No need to buy a router anyway.
 
Thanks chuck
I think what I will do today is buy a wireless card for my daughters pc and
hopefully work will upgrade his laptop to wireless.
In the meantime I will buy another ethernet cable which he can plug the
laptop into the D-link.
Does the wireless cards pug into a card slot on the laptop or is it
installed internally?
Will my daughter still need a ethernet card as hers doesn t have one.
My next thing is do I create a HPNA network or stick with the ethernet
network.
I am still not grasping it all properly as you might tell.
I want to get the best and fastest usage for everyone and a little more
expense doesnt bother me.
I have even considered upgrading this old dinosaur as yesterday I had to
install an ethernet card as it didnt have one and its processor is only 900
and something.
 
Thanks chuck
I think what I will do today is buy a wireless card for my daughters pc and
hopefully work will upgrade his laptop to wireless.
In the meantime I will buy another ethernet cable which he can plug the
laptop into the D-link.
Does the wireless cards pug into a card slot on the laptop or is it
installed internally?
Will my daughter still need a ethernet card as hers doesn t have one.
My next thing is do I create a HPNA network or stick with the ethernet
network.
I am still not grasping it all properly as you might tell.
I want to get the best and fastest usage for everyone and a little more
expense doesnt bother me.
I have even considered upgrading this old dinosaur as yesterday I had to
install an ethernet card as it didnt have one and its processor is only 900
and something.
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Shaz,

Most laptop cards use the PC slot (aka PCMCIA slot). A desktop pc card might be
PCI, or maybe USB - I'd stick with PCI if possible, as USB may require
additional drivers. Each computer should need just one Ethernet or WiFi card,
unless you have a laptop that you want wired (when sitting in a fixed location),
or wireless (when roaming).

If you setup an HPNA network too, then one of your computers will end up as an
Ethernet / wireless / HPNA bridge. Do you really need that? Ethernet and WiFi
should give you what you need, and your router will support both.

And BTW, a 900 MHz Pentium whatever has plenty of power for most applications.
Just give it enough RAM, and you'll be surprised. I have a P-II 450 with 512M
as my server, and it does fine, even some desktop work. My #2 computer is a
P-III 700 with 768M RAM, and it is fine for Windows 2000 (probably would do XP
too, but I want to support Windows 2000 too). Enough memory, and a decent sized
hard drive kept clean of crap, and partitioned properly, and you're OK.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html>
 
chucky your are so helpfull.
I think I feel the pressure subsiding with the big headavhe this has been.
I have just found out that his work will not upgrade to wirless(they
actually disable it) for security reasons, so my conclusion is to ...

make my pc which sits in the lounge wireless with a PCI card and put the
router in our bedroom where he uses the laptop.

Our bedroom is very cosy and really is where we live the most as it is very
large and has alounge room in it as well so it is where he is used to being
of an evening in comfort....Lucky him you say...lol

That way he can connect directly into the router and hopefully mine will
pick up the wireless as well as my daughters.
Our bedroom is not attatched to the house but the router would only be
approx 20meters from the pc in the lounge and my daughters is only a few more
meters away, my understanding is this will be fine.

So do I now just follow the windows wizard to create a home network or do I
wait until I have purchased the wireless cards x 2 and assuming my daughters
need s an ethernet card as you stated below.

(((Each computer should need just one Ethernet or WiFi card,
unless you have a laptop that you want wired (when sitting in a fixed
location),
or wireless (when roaming).)))

p.s his laptop will be wired straight to the router
my daughters willbe wireless as well as mine

so are you saying i wont even need to run the wizard is the router already
doing this all for me?
 
chucky your are so helpfull.
I think I feel the pressure subsiding with the big headavhe this has been.
I have just found out that his work will not upgrade to wirless(they
actually disable it) for security reasons, so my conclusion is to ...

make my pc which sits in the lounge wireless with a PCI card and put the
router in our bedroom where he uses the laptop.

Our bedroom is very cosy and really is where we live the most as it is very
large and has alounge room in it as well so it is where he is used to being
of an evening in comfort....Lucky him you say...lol

That way he can connect directly into the router and hopefully mine will
pick up the wireless as well as my daughters.
Our bedroom is not attatched to the house but the router would only be
approx 20meters from the pc in the lounge and my daughters is only a few more
meters away, my understanding is this will be fine.

So do I now just follow the windows wizard to create a home network or do I
wait until I have purchased the wireless cards x 2 and assuming my daughters
need s an ethernet card as you stated below.

(((Each computer should need just one Ethernet or WiFi card,
unless you have a laptop that you want wired (when sitting in a fixed
location),
or wireless (when roaming).)))

p.s his laptop will be wired straight to the router
my daughters willbe wireless as well as mine

so are you saying i wont even need to run the wizard is the router already
doing this all for me?
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Shaz,

When you install the network cards (as you may need), it may install the
services and network components for Internet access, and for file sharing
(depending upon what you want to do with each computer). I personally would
find it simpler to just configure everything by hand - it only takes 5 minutes
either way. But to make sure that the right drivers and services get installed,
you'll probably be better off running the wizard. But wait til the hardware is
installed.

Check out the tutorials I listed in my first post above.

And since you are setting up a WiFi LAN, PROTECT YOURSELF, and the rest of the
Internet! Keep idiots like Walter Nowakowski off your WLAN. Read this article:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/incredibly-stupid-wardriver.html>
 
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