Wireless help

Currently I have a desktop upstairs which has a USB adsl modem connected to
it. My adsl provider is BT. I want to share the adsl conection with my lap
top. I have a samsung laptop which has a wireless port built into it.

I would be gratful if someone can advise me of what other equipment I need
to purchase and how complex is it to configure.

Many thanks





Tony

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:51:53 -0000, "Tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Currently I have a desktop upstairs which has a USB adsl modem connected to
>it. My adsl provider is BT. I want to share the adsl conection with my lap
>top. I have a samsung laptop which has a wireless port built into it.
>
>I would be gratful if someone can advise me of what other equipment I need
>to purchase and how complex is it to configure.
>
>Many thanks
>
>

Ditch the USB modem and get an ADSL router. Get one with both ethernet
ports and an 802.11g wireless port. Plug your PC into the Ethernet
port, and use the wireless port for your laptop.

If you are using the laptop upstairs, plug it into a spare ethernet
port to take advantage of the speed.

Make sure you get one which has DHCP and NAT - this is a great first
line of defence against unwanted intrusions.

d

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In article <btuje7$5od$1$(E-Mail Removed)>, Tony wrote:
> Currently I have a desktop upstairs which has a USB adsl modem connected to
> it. My adsl provider is BT. I want to share the adsl conection with my lap
> top. I have a samsung laptop which has a wireless port built into it.
>
> I would be gratful if someone can advise me of what other equipment I need
> to purchase and how complex is it to configure.

Throw away the USB modem and get a combined ADSL modem/router/switch and
wireless access point, such as the USR9106, or the Draytek2600G. It's
everything you need in one box, and can share a single ADSL connection between
more computers than you can ever use. Not only that, but your local computers
can be configured to share files with each other. You could let visitors use
their computers on your ADSL account too, without interfering with any of
yours. Setup pages are easily accessed via a web browser from any computer on
your local network.

Rod.

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, Don Pearce
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

>On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:51:53 -0000, "Tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Currently I have a desktop upstairs which has a USB adsl modem connected to
>>it. My adsl provider is BT. I want to share the adsl conection with my lap
>>top. I have a samsung laptop which has a wireless port built into it.
>>
>>I would be gratful if someone can advise me of what other equipment I need
>>to purchase and how complex is it to configure.
>>
>>Many thanks
>>
>>
>
>Ditch the USB modem and get an ADSL router. Get one with both ethernet
>ports and an 802.11g wireless port. Plug your PC into the Ethernet
>port, and use the wireless port for your laptop.

That's what I use, and I now regret not having the Wireless Access Point
separate from the router. The best position for one isn't always the
best for the other, and the wireless range of some integrated ones isn't
always what one would hope for.

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