You're talking about within your own Local Area Network, correct, Marie? If
so, yes, you can do that, absolutely, without adding another desktop with
her laptop. Just get an adapter for the laptop.
However, if you're talking about your daughter in a different location, then
we need to approach it differently, and do need to have a wireless base
station/router in addition to the adapter (or built-in wireless) on the
laptop.
I just posted this in the "Wireless with 1 computer" thread yesterday:
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1 - Modem into computer, establish the connection to your ISP.
2 - Install the software for your wireless base station.
3 - Switch the cables (From Modem to Computer direct, to Modem to Router to
Computer) when directed, and verify you have the proper settings on the base
station/router.
Then:
A - Disconnect just your RJ-45 cable going from the computer to the router,
leaving the connection live. The base station doesn't care if you're wired
or wireless.
B - Install the wireless networking adapter on your computer per
manufacturer's instructions.
C - Set up the wireless connection. (If you're on Windows XP, make sure
Wireless Zero Configuration is turned on in Control Panel/Administrative
Tools/Services.)
You should be set to go. I'd just leave the base station/router on all the
time. You can shut down your computer whenever you like, and on starting it
up the next time, it should pick up the signal again.
Just make sure you use the same Channel (6 is default, but most times 1 is
better) on the wireless adapter, and make the computer part of the "network"
LAN, with the same Workgroup name you assign.
You might be interested in reading some of the networking columns by
Microsoft MVP Barb Bowman on the Expert Zone:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...an/default.asp
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So, what your daughter would need is a broadband Internet connection, then
set up the base station using the laptop (described above), and then leave
the base station hookup with the modem sitting somewhere. After that, she
could set up the adapter on the laptop and be connected wirelessly.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
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http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -
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"marie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I currently have the MN-620 wireless kit setup with a
> desktop computer and a notebook connected with the wireless
> card to a broadband network. It works great and I'm very
> satisfied with it. Performance is terrific and very
> consistent. I'm wondering if this same kit can be used
> simply connect a notebook wirelessly to a broadband
> network, WITHOUT the desktop computer. My daughter has
> only a laptop and would like to have a similar setup to
> mine, but she doesn't have a desktop, just wants to be able
> to move the laptop around. I'd like to find out before I
> purchase another kit for her. In reading the doc, it seems
> that I must configure the base station while the laptop is
> 'hard-wired' via the ethernet cable, and they 'maybe' I can
> disconnect the cable and do setup with the network adaptor
> card. Maybe there is some other type of 'kit' I should be
> looking at. Any help would be appreciated.
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