Only the laptop...

One wonders if I've made the right decision. Was
informed that I could use the Microsoft Wireless Notebook
Kit (PC Card & MN-500) to make my laptop (our only
computer) wireless, so I can remove it from the back room
(office) into the living room without dragging the cable
modem and cable. But the set-up instructions indicate
that this can't be; that some permanently-locked-down-and-
plugged-into-the-modem computer must act as a server type.

Am I reading this wrong? Is it possible for this
hardware to enable my laptop to truly be portable?

*jeep!
--Chet

You can do that, Chet. Just use the Ethernet port on the laptop to first
set up the base station. As long as you've got the MN-500 programmed
properly, just keep it connect to the DSL modem and on all the time. Then
you can use the wireless adapter in the laptop, making sure to disable the
Ethernet connection you created in the base station setup.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Chet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:d9ab01c43aff$7a616050$(E-Mail Removed)...
> One wonders if I've made the right decision. Was
> informed that I could use the Microsoft Wireless Notebook
> Kit (PC Card & MN-500) to make my laptop (our only
> computer) wireless, so I can remove it from the back room
> (office) into the living room without dragging the cable
> modem and cable. But the set-up instructions indicate
> that this can't be; that some permanently-locked-down-and-
> plugged-into-the-modem computer must act as a server type.
>
> Am I reading this wrong? Is it possible for this
> hardware to enable my laptop to truly be portable?
>
> *jeep!
> --Chet

Thank you, Chris! I'll burrow through the books and try
to figure out how to do just that!

*jeep!
--Chet (Who will probably have to call someone after
all, since I's an old dummy.)

>-----Original Message-----
>You can do that, Chet. Just use the Ethernet port on
the laptop to first
>set up the base station. As long as you've got the MN-
500 programmed
>properly, just keep it connect to the DSL modem and on
all the time. Then
>you can use the wireless adapter in the laptop, making
sure to disable the
>Ethernet connection you created in the base station
setup.
>--
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP
>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
>"Chet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:d9ab01c43aff$7a616050$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> One wonders if I've made the right decision. Was
>> informed that I could use the Microsoft Wireless
Notebook
>> Kit (PC Card & MN-500) to make my laptop (our only
>> computer) wireless, so I can remove it from the back
room
>> (office) into the living room without dragging the
cable
>> modem and cable. But the set-up instructions indicate
>> that this can't be; that some permanently-locked-down-
and-
>> plugged-into-the-modem computer must act as a server
type.
>>
>> Am I reading this wrong? Is it possible for this
>> hardware to enable my laptop to truly be portable?
>>
>> *jeep!
>> --Chet
>
>
>.
>

If you take a look through some of the networking articles by Microsoft MVP
Barb Bowman on the Expert Zone in my signature line, you'll find a whole lot
of information.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:dd8201c43bb8$208cb4d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you, Chris! I'll burrow through the books and try
> to figure out how to do just that!
>
> *jeep!
> --Chet (Who will probably have to call someone after
> all, since I's an old dummy.)
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You can do that, Chet. Just use the Ethernet port on
> the laptop to first
>>set up the base station. As long as you've got the MN-
> 500 programmed
>>properly, just keep it connect to the DSL modem and on
> all the time. Then
>>you can use the wireless adapter in the laptop, making
> sure to disable the
>>Ethernet connection you created in the base station
> setup.
>>--
>>Chris H.
>>Microsoft Windows MVP
>>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>>Associate Expert
>>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>>"Chet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:d9ab01c43aff$7a616050$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> One wonders if I've made the right decision. Was
>>> informed that I could use the Microsoft Wireless
> Notebook
>>> Kit (PC Card & MN-500) to make my laptop (our only
>>> computer) wireless, so I can remove it from the back
> room
>>> (office) into the living room without dragging the
> cable
>>> modem and cable. But the set-up instructions indicate
>>> that this can't be; that some permanently-locked-down-
> and-
>>> plugged-into-the-modem computer must act as a server
> type.
>>>
>>> Am I reading this wrong? Is it possible for this
>>> hardware to enable my laptop to truly be portable?
>>>
>>> *jeep!
>>> --Chet
>>
>>
>>.
>>

Thanks again, Chris! The setup program wasn't able to
handle it, but thanks to a very helpful person at the 800
number, we have it up and running now.

*jeep!
--Chet

>-----Original Message-----
>If you take a look through some of the networking
articles by Microsoft MVP
>Barb Bowman on the Expert Zone in my signature line,
you'll find a whole lot
>of information.
>--
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP
>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>