laptop wireless network

hi all, in my house we have two laptops and one modem, if i connect one
laptop to the broadband modem can i have a wireless network setup so i can be
anywhere in the house with the other? they both have wifi and connect via the
modem indivdually. so i will be using one lapy as my base unit.
new to all the networking stuff but enjoy hjaving a go.

thanks for the help if any.

Consider purchasing a wireless router to connect to the broadband
modem. That way, both laptops will be able to connect from anywhere
in your home PLUS you will have the added security of NAT and
hopefully a hardware firewall to protect you from many things. Also
you won't have to leave the laptop connected to the broadband modem
always turned on.

You can set up Internet Connection Sharing if you don't want to do
this and use an ad hoc wireless network. I don't recommend this for
permanent use.

Routers have gotten very inexpensive, but you should buy the best
one you can afford and check that it has a Windows logo.

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:12:00 -0700, squidley
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>hi all, in my house we have two laptops and one modem, if i connect one
>laptop to the broadband modem can i have a wireless network setup so i can be
>anywhere in the house with the other? they both have wifi and connect via the
>modem indivdually. so i will be using one lapy as my base unit.
>new to all the networking stuff but enjoy hjaving a go.
>
>thanks for the help if any.
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Hi:

Basically want you need it is a infrastructure configuration , were several
wifi machines connect to a wifi router and this router it is connected to
your modem.

What you want to use it is the ad-hoc configuration but it has two
drawbacks:

1- Security in the transmitted data.
2-If you turn off the laptop with the modem, you lost internet conectivity

Sorry, this info it is in French, but may help you
http://lnxtuts.tuxfamily.org/tuto_wifi/


If you need more details let us know.

--
Un saludo
Juan Perez

"squidley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E2297A34-FCFE-41CE-B25E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi all, in my house we have two laptops and one modem, if i connect one
> laptop to the broadband modem can i have a wireless network setup so i can
> be
> anywhere in the house with the other? they both have wifi and connect via
> the
> modem indivdually. so i will be using one lapy as my base unit.
> new to all the networking stuff but enjoy hjaving a go.
>
> thanks for the help if any.

thanks Barb,
i am getting a wirless router but waiting for it to arrive. i suppose i am
too impatient and would have liked to do it!

thanks,



"Barb Bowman" wrote:

> Consider purchasing a wireless router to connect to the broadband
> modem. That way, both laptops will be able to connect from anywhere
> in your home PLUS you will have the added security of NAT and
> hopefully a hardware firewall to protect you from many things. Also
> you won't have to leave the laptop connected to the broadband modem
> always turned on.
>
> You can set up Internet Connection Sharing if you don't want to do
> this and use an ad hoc wireless network. I don't recommend this for
> permanent use.
>
> Routers have gotten very inexpensive, but you should buy the best
> one you can afford and check that it has a Windows logo.
>
> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:12:00 -0700, squidley
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >hi all, in my house we have two laptops and one modem, if i connect one
> >laptop to the broadband modem can i have a wireless network setup so i can be
> >anywhere in the house with the other? they both have wifi and connect via the
> >modem indivdually. so i will be using one lapy as my base unit.
> >new to all the networking stuff but enjoy hjaving a go.
> >
> >thanks for the help if any.
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>

you made a great decision. be sure to set up WPA2 or at least WPA
for security when the new wireless router arrives. which one did you
order?

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:55:01 -0700, squidley
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>thanks Barb,
>i am getting a wirless router but waiting for it to arrive. i suppose i am
>too impatient and would have liked to do it!
>
>thanks,
>
>
>
>"Barb Bowman" wrote:
>
>> Consider purchasing a wireless router to connect to the broadband
>> modem. That way, both laptops will be able to connect from anywhere
>> in your home PLUS you will have the added security of NAT and
>> hopefully a hardware firewall to protect you from many things. Also
>> you won't have to leave the laptop connected to the broadband modem
>> always turned on.
>>
>> You can set up Internet Connection Sharing if you don't want to do
>> this and use an ad hoc wireless network. I don't recommend this for
>> permanent use.
>>
>> Routers have gotten very inexpensive, but you should buy the best
>> one you can afford and check that it has a Windows logo.
>>
>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:12:00 -0700, squidley
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >hi all, in my house we have two laptops and one modem, if i connect one
>> >laptop to the broadband modem can i have a wireless network setup so i can be
>> >anywhere in the house with the other? they both have wifi and connect via the
>> >modem indivdually. so i will be using one lapy as my base unit.
>> >new to all the networking stuff but enjoy hjaving a go.
>> >
>> >thanks for the help if any.
>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS Windows-MVP
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>>
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Did you go ahead with the ad-hoc network. If so please let me know your
experience with it.

If you had problems - here's a good article.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/418

Rg
Parag

"squidley" wrote:

> hi all, in my house we have two laptops and one modem, if i connect one
> laptop to the broadband modem can i have a wireless network setup so i can be
> anywhere in the house with the other? they both have wifi and connect via the
> modem indivdually. so i will be using one lapy as my base unit.
> new to all the networking stuff but enjoy hjaving a go.
>
> thanks for the help if any.