Sharing an Internet Connection Using Wirless Technology

A friend is trying to set up a wireless network at home consisting of 2 pc's
running XP Home. He really only wants to share his broadband connection.

He's asked me to take a look at it but I although I've set up plenty of
wired networks and configured routers etc, I've no experience of Wireless
set-ups.

What is the basic equipment needed. Can it be done with the equivalent of 2
NIC Ethernet cards and a crossover cable (with the first PC connected by
cable to the modem), or does it involve more equipment??

Any help greatly appreciated...

Derek

That should have read WIRELESS technology....

Derek



"Derek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:UWGdnQTAw4qOUBOiU-(E-Mail Removed)...
> A friend is trying to set up a wireless network at home consisting of 2
pc's
> running XP Home. He really only wants to share his broadband connection.
>
> He's asked me to take a look at it but I although I've set up plenty of
> wired networks and configured routers etc, I've no experience of Wireless
> set-ups.
>
> What is the basic equipment needed. Can it be done with the equivalent of
2
> NIC Ethernet cards and a crossover cable (with the first PC connected by
> cable to the modem), or does it involve more equipment??
>
> Any help greatly appreciated...
>
> Derek
>
>

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 17:55:55 +0100, "Derek" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>A friend is trying to set up a wireless network at home consisting of 2 pc's
>running XP Home. He really only wants to share his broadband connection.
>
>He's asked me to take a look at it but I although I've set up plenty of
>wired networks and configured routers etc, I've no experience of Wireless
>set-ups.
>
>What is the basic equipment needed. Can it be done with the equivalent of 2
>NIC Ethernet cards and a crossover cable (with the first PC connected by
>cable to the modem), or does it involve more equipment??
>
>Any help greatly appreciated...

Both machines obviously need a wireless card, about 40 to 50 ukp each.

They can then connect what is knows as Peer to peer, which is like
using a cross over wire.

If you need to increase the network then an access point needs to be
purchased (About 80ukp).

Relatively straight forward but don't believe what it says on the box
re range, they are wildely optimistic and you can lose a signal being
in the next room. However, I have been sixty feet away at the top of
my garden surfing the net via a machine in the house.

Geoff Lane

Thanks, that was just what I needed..

Derek


>
> Both machines obviously need a wireless card, about 40 to 50 ukp each.
>
> They can then connect what is knows as Peer to peer, which is like
> using a cross over wire.
>
> If you need to increase the network then an access point needs to be
> purchased (About 80ukp).
>
> Relatively straight forward but don't believe what it says on the box
> re range, they are wildely optimistic and you can lose a signal being
> in the next room. However, I have been sixty feet away at the top of
> my garden surfing the net via a machine in the house.
>
> Geoff Lane
>

Derek reckoned that:
> He's asked me to take a look at it but I although I've set up plenty of
> wired networks and configured routers etc, I've no experience of Wireless
> set-ups.
>
> What is the basic equipment needed. Can it be done with the equivalent of 2
> NIC Ethernet cards and a crossover cable (with the first PC connected by
> cable to the modem), or does it involve more equipment??
>
> Any help greatly appreciated...

A combined wireless access point/router/ADSL modem/firewall is the way to
go.
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