Wi-Fi Question

[Dan Owen]

I want to wirelessly connect my Dell laptop to my ASUS-mobo computer - to
transfer files, connect to the 'net using the laptop (but the PC's dialup
connection), etc.

So, if I purchased a Belkin 54g Wireless PCI Adaptor Card NIC for the PC...
and a Belkin 54g Wireless Notebook Card NIC... would this be achievable - or
do I need anything else?

Thanks for any help,

Dan

 

[wifi]

I want to wirelessly connect my Dell laptop to my ASUS-mobo computer - to
transfer files, connect to the 'net using the laptop (but the PC's dialup
connection), etc.

So, if I purchased a Belkin 54g Wireless PCI Adaptor Card NIC for the PC...
and a Belkin 54g Wireless Notebook Card NIC... would this be achievable - or
do I need anything else?

Thanks for any help,

Dan

These cards support two operating modes:
Infrastructure and Ad-hoc

You want to look into using ad-hoc mode to connect.

 

[Ron]

Dan, this is merely an opinion...so take it as that, OK?

In addition to a 802.11g PCMCIA, I would suggest buying a 802.11g *router*
[instead of a PCI card for the desktop]. I say this 'cuz I believe it will
offer greater versatility down the road.

There. Was that worth 2 cents?

Please post a follow-up.
Ron

 

[Dale Wilcox]

If he's dialup, router wont help. but if he's broadband, router is the only
way to go.
Dale

 

[Capman]

If he's dialup, router wont help. but if he's broadband, router is the only
way to go.
Dale

I own an older SMC Barricade router model SMC7004BR and it supports
both broadband ethernet connections as well as a serial port
connection to a standard 56K type modem. It also includes a built in
print sharing facility. I can go into the config screen and setup both
Dynamic IP access (Cable Modem) and Dialup access. When the cable
system is down, you just tell the router to use the dialup setup and
it shares that instead. It's not a speed burner that way, but better
than nothing. Of course you need a second ISP account. I asked my son
to borrow his if our daughter needs internet access for school and he
was fine with the idea. The router is NOT wireless though, just 4
ethernet connections to the various PC's. I have been told by several
router manufacturers that it's possible to install a second wireless
router along with that one if you desired to keep the fallback to
dialup option intact. I haven't bought a wireless one, so I can't say
if it all works. I wouldn't swear to this, but I think the next model
allowed automatic fallback to the dialup setup if the cable setup
wasn't working.

http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?sec=Support&pg=Download-Details&prod=1&site=c

 

[Ron]

Geez I love this. So much interesting stuff to learn, and all one has to do
is read!

Dan - it was my belief that most routers worked with dial-up [in addition to
b/b]. And, it was my *assumption* that you had b/b anyway. Don't ask me
how I arrived at that conclusion, but I did. And since I've had a router
for so long, I always sing their praises in circumstances like yours.

As far as having TWO routers...I've just been through this very thing.
Sortof. A few days ago I decided to replace my Linksys [wired] with a
D-Link [wireless]. I simply moved the three CAT5 cables from the Linksys to
the D-Link, and I was able to interact between the 3 [wired] computers.
And, after installing a wireless PCI into comp #4, I could see that one too.
But I could not access the DSL modem. Believe me, I tried everything I
could think of. Nada. No connection, no blinking green lights, nothing. I
swapped back to make sure nothing had changed during the swap -- bingo. So
obviously it was something to do with the D-Link 802.11g router.

Naturally I called t/s. They said I could hook up BOTH routers...and let
the Linksys handle the DSL, and the D-Link would do everything else. He
rattled off the wiring config, which included attaching the wireless WAN
from the D-Link to the #1 port of the Linksys. Egad. I said that it seemed
awfully complicated. He then indicated that this [temp] configuration would
reveal whether I required a "special" CAT5 cable. Huh? What kind of
"special" cable might I need?!

Well, evidently there is another type beyond "straight thru" and
"crossover". It's called a "reverse polarity" CAT5 cable. Huh? Yep. I
asked the t/s guy for the wiring sequence, and made it up myself. Bingo.
So, ultimately I never did daisy-chain both routers. But at least I learned
that it can be done.

Phew.

OK, Dan...how about it?

Ron