Home network and PDA access

Hi,

I have a network setup at home and all the computers access the
internet via a D-Link router. What I would like to do is setup an SMC
wireless adapter on one of the computers accessing the network so that
I can access the internet on my PDA via the wireless connection. Is
this possible?

In my "Network Connections" I have and "internet gateway", a "local
area connection" and a "wireless connection". All say connected and
that's it. No firewall or "shared". I have the wireless setup as
Access point preferred (I didn't really know what ad-hoc or the other
one was). My PDA (Axim X30 w/ wireless and bluetooth) will not
connect.

Anyway, if this is possible to do, can someone please point me to some
docs or just let me know what I might be doing wrong.

Thanks,
S.

(E-Mail Removed) (sallyd) wrote in
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> Hi,
>
> I have a network setup at home and all the computers access the
> internet via a D-Link router. What I would like to do is setup an SMC
> wireless adapter on one of the computers accessing the network so that
> I can access the internet on my PDA via the wireless connection. Is
> this possible?

Yes.

> I have the wireless setup as
> Access point preferred (I didn't really know what ad-hoc or the other
> one was). My PDA (Axim X30 w/ wireless and bluetooth) will not
> connect.

If your Axim has WiFi, you should be able to connect directly to the AP.

Usually when a device can't connect, it is a problem with the DNS
settings.

> Anyway, if this is possible to do, can someone please point me to some
> docs or just let me know what I might be doing wrong.

Yes is it definately possible to do : )

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"sallyd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a network setup at home and all the computers access the
> internet via a D-Link router. What I would like to do is setup an SMC
> wireless adapter on one of the computers accessing the network so that
> I can access the internet on my PDA via the wireless connection. Is
> this possible?
>
> In my "Network Connections" I have and "internet gateway", a "local
> area connection" and a "wireless connection". All say connected and
> that's it. No firewall or "shared". I have the wireless setup as
> Access point preferred (I didn't really know what ad-hoc or the other
> one was). My PDA (Axim X30 w/ wireless and bluetooth) will not
> connect.
>
> Anyway, if this is possible to do, can someone please point me to some
> docs or just let me know what I might be doing wrong.
>
> Thanks,
> S.

Sure, the PDA should be able to get onto the internet with no problems. I
have two PDA's that I use with my wireless network.

I'm not understanding why you are trying to connect the PDA through a PC for
wireless internet access though? The PDA should have no problems connecting
directly to the router over-the-air in infrastructure mode. The PDA
connected to the router is essentially the same as any other computer
(desktop/laptop) connected to the router. Once connected, the router will
assign it an IP address and you should be able to launch any internet
application (web browser, email, ect) on the PDA and be up and talking.

For synchronizing data between the PDA's and a PC (and installing software
on the PDA's), I still use the USB cradles -- or sometimes use the IrDA
ports between PDA's and PC -- but for just regular interneting, the PDA's
are going straight to the router over-the-air. No need to go through a PC
with any type of AdHoc, proxy stuff, ect. As far as the wireless router is
concerned, the PDA is no differerent than any other computer on the network.

Cheers,
-Eric

On 5 Mar 2005 11:26:06 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless ,
(E-Mail Removed) (sallyd) wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have a network setup at home and all the computers access the
>internet via a D-Link router.

Wired-only router, or wireless? I'm assuming wired, as otherwise why not
connect the PDA directly to the router.

>What I would like to do is setup an SMC
>wireless adapter on one of the computers accessing the network so that
>I can access the internet on my PDA via the wireless connection. Is
>this possible?

Its possible but a little fiddly. You'd need to set up an ad-hoc network
between your PC and the PDA, then set up routing between the wireless card
on the PC, and the wired network.

>In my "Network Connections"

on the PC or PDA?

>I have and "internet gateway", a "local
>area connection" and a "wireless connection". All say connected and
>that's it. No firewall or "shared".

you don't mention which OS, and which service pack levels. Sounds like
possibly XP without SP2. This info is important.

>I have the wireless setup as Access point preferred

thats no good, your PC isn't an access point. You need ad-hoc mode to
connect two client devices like this. It'd be a lot simpler to buy an AP
and attach it to your router.


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