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how do I go wirelesss
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:51 pmby KenA
howdy
I just bought a new laptop and it has a LAN wireless card in it. I already have a PC hooked up to a fixed broadband modem.
What do i need to connect my laptop to the net wireless but still have my PC hooked up. Is it just a wireless router I need ?
Posted:
Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:05 pmby venney
Yea you need a wireless router, either a dls for or adsl depending on what type of connection you have. Unfortuantly at my uni house we have cable broadband, so we needed to buy a more expensive router.
Something like this
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Mod ... &doy=26m11
You will need to make it secure your self, but people here will help with that.
Posted:
Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:57 pmby KenA
cheers mate
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:44 pmby KenA
excuse my ignorance but i dont know much aboutt his sort of thing.
is there anything i neeed to know about setting it up...or is it just a case of plug it in and off i go.
ie...is there an settings i need to activate on my laptop ??
Posted:
Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:17 pmby KenA
Ok the wireless router i bought wasnt BT compatible ( who my service is with here in ireland).
is it possible to buy a wireless router and just connect it up with my current modem so i dont have to go through the config of the modem again?
The problem is I cant remember my username/password to configure another modem.
Posted:
Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:29 pmby Gecko
KenA,
One word
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Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:10 pmby KenA
Thanks gecko....i guess Lynksys is the one alright
i guess the Broadband router can be used in conjunction with my existing modem..right ?
Posted:
Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:06 pmby Gecko
KenA,
Yes that is right, just make sure you get the wireless router type that your laptop supports.
Posted:
Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:04 pmby KenA
Ok..got it sorted. just needed to set up a network on my laptop.
Now the question is how do I secure it ??
ie..anyone passing by can access my internet. is there a password method i can set up or something ?
Posted:
Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:23 amby Gecko
KenA
Click on this link:
http://192.168.1.1
username: blank (dont type anything)
password: admin
Click on the wireless tab > click on wireless security
You can selected WEP, 64bits and type a 10 digit password in key 1
Or select WPA-personal, either TKIP or AES type any password which has min of 8 characters
Posted:
Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:25 amby KenA
Cheers gecko....just spotted it on a previous post.
