duuhhhh?

OK I'm not even a newbie, I'm a wannabe, trying to get some understanding
together.

In my household there is: one permanently resident desktop with XP Pro, one
laptop with XP home, one intermittently present desktop with Win 98SE, one
iMac with OS9

All these use their own modems to connect to the same ISP.

What I picture is a wireless network sharing a broadband connection.

Is it feasible to setup the network first, and when that is all working, go
broadband?

If so, what do I need to buy for step one?

Or are there any good websites to take people gently by the hand?

"Me" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> OK I'm not even a newbie, I'm a wannabe, trying to get some
> understanding together.
>
> In my household there is: one permanently resident desktop with
> XP Pro, one laptop with XP home, one intermittently present
> desktop with Win 98SE, one iMac with OS9
>
> All these use their own modems to connect to the same ISP.
>
> What I picture is a wireless network sharing a broadband
> connection.
>
> Is it feasible to setup the network first, and when that is all
> working, go broadband?
>
> If so, what do I need to buy for step one?
>
> Or are there any good websites to take people gently by the
> hand?
>
>

I suggest you read up on the background first - try these sites:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/
http://www.homenethelp.com/connection-sharing.asp
http://www.netgear.com/docs/refdocs/...lessBasics.htm

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BRG wrote:
> "Me" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> OK I'm not even a newbie, I'm a wannabe, trying to get some
>> understanding together.
>>
>> In my household there is: one permanently resident desktop with
>> XP Pro, one laptop with XP home, one intermittently present
>> desktop with Win 98SE, one iMac with OS9
>>
>> All these use their own modems to connect to the same ISP.
>>
>> What I picture is a wireless network sharing a broadband
>> connection.
>>
>> Is it feasible to setup the network first, and when that is all
>> working, go broadband?
>>
>> If so, what do I need to buy for step one?
>>
>> Or are there any good websites to take people gently by the
>> hand?
>>
>>
>
> I suggest you read up on the background first - try these sites:
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/
> http://www.homenethelp.com/connection-sharing.asp
> http://www.netgear.com/docs/refdocs/...lessBasics.htm

cheers - that's just what I was hoping for

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
says...
> OK I'm not even a newbie, I'm a wannabe, trying to get some understanding
> together.
>
> In my household there is: one permanently resident desktop with XP Pro, one
> laptop with XP home, one intermittently present desktop with Win 98SE, one
> iMac with OS9
>
> All these use their own modems to connect to the same ISP.
>
> What I picture is a wireless network sharing a broadband connection.
>
> Is it feasible to setup the network first, and when that is all working, go
> broadband?
>
> If so, what do I need to buy for step one?
>
> Or are there any good websites to take people gently by the hand?
>
Far easier to buy a Wireless ADSL Modem Router.


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