Combined wireless and wired network

I have a newly acquired Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop that I want to add
wireless to my wired home network. I have 3 computers through a D-Link
router and want to be able to use the Laptop anywhere around the house. I
also have dialup internet and would like to preserve internet connection
sharing through the laptop as well as file share with the other computers.

What is the best configuration for this?

Ron

On Sun, 02 May 2004 14:16:31 GMT, "Rockin Ronnie"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have a newly acquired Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop that I want to add
>wireless to my wired home network. I have 3 computers through a D-Link
>router and want to be able to use the Laptop anywhere around the house. I
>also have dialup internet and would like to preserve internet connection
>sharing through the laptop as well as file share with the other computers.
>
>What is the best configuration for this?

Replace the D-link with a wireless router. Nothing else needs to be changed...

"daytripper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 02 May 2004 14:16:31 GMT, "Rockin Ronnie"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I have a newly acquired Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop that I want to add
> >wireless to my wired home network. I have 3 computers through a D-Link
> >router and want to be able to use the Laptop anywhere around the house. I
> >also have dialup internet and would like to preserve internet connection
> >sharing through the laptop as well as file share with the other
computers.
> >
> >What is the best configuration for this?
>
> Replace the D-link with a wireless router. Nothing else needs to be
changed...

Can't a wireless access point be added to the existing router?

On Sun, 2 May 2004 18:41:09 +0100, "Johnny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"daytripper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> On Sun, 02 May 2004 14:16:31 GMT, "Rockin Ronnie"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >I have a newly acquired Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop that I want to add
>> >wireless to my wired home network. I have 3 computers through a D-Link
>> >router and want to be able to use the Laptop anywhere around the house. I
>> >also have dialup internet and would like to preserve internet connection
>> >sharing through the laptop as well as file share with the other
>computers.
>> >
>> >What is the best configuration for this?
>>
>> Replace the D-link with a wireless router. Nothing else needs to be
>changed...
>
>Can't a wireless access point be added to the existing router?

Sure, but if you check street prices for wireless routers vs WAPs it can make
economic sense to replace the router...

/daytripper

"Johnny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "daytripper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Sun, 02 May 2004 14:16:31 GMT, "Rockin Ronnie"
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > >I have a newly acquired Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop that I want to add
> > >wireless to my wired home network. I have 3 computers through a D-Link
> > >router and want to be able to use the Laptop anywhere around the house.
I
> > >also have dialup internet and would like to preserve internet
connection
> > >sharing through the laptop as well as file share with the other
> computers.
> > >
> > >What is the best configuration for this?
> >
> > Replace the D-link with a wireless router. Nothing else needs to be
> changed...
>
> Can't a wireless access point be added to the existing router?
>
Actually that is the route I was thinking of.

Ron

"daytripper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 2 May 2004 18:41:09 +0100, "Johnny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >"daytripper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
> >> On Sun, 02 May 2004 14:16:31 GMT, "Rockin Ronnie"
> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I have a newly acquired Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop that I want to add
> >> >wireless to my wired home network. I have 3 computers through a D-Link
> >> >router and want to be able to use the Laptop anywhere around the
house. I
> >> >also have dialup internet and would like to preserve internet
connection
> >> >sharing through the laptop as well as file share with the other
> >computers.
> >> >
> >> >What is the best configuration for this?
> >>
> >> Replace the D-link with a wireless router. Nothing else needs to be
> >changed...
> >
> >Can't a wireless access point be added to the existing router?
>
> Sure, but if you check street prices for wireless routers vs WAPs it can
make
> economic sense to replace the router...
>
> /daytripper

Very true.

Rockin Ronnie wrote:
>> Can't a wireless access point be added to the existing router?
>>
> Actually that is the route I was thinking of.

Wireless access points are a ripoff compared to wireless routers -- they
cost almost as much and have less features. I'd only go buy a WAP if you
have a really large house (or a house with a lot of concrete) and the signal
strength decreases as you go from one point to another. The WAP can act as a
relay in that case.

Yousuf Khan