using the MN-500 with a ethernet router

My mother has cable modem going to a non microsoft 4 port
ethernet (wired) router. She has two of the ports used
with two computers, one Windows and one Apple. I would
like to connect my Microsoft MN-500 into one of the two
open ports on her router and by running setup by putting
the setup disc into my laptop configure the MN-500. She
does not want her router removed or any settings on her
equipment changed. Can I do this or am I running into to
many problems?


Marian

Don't use any software on your laptop, just go into Network Connections and
create the new one. You don't need additional software installed, but
you'll need to set your laptop to the proper Workgroup, matching the
existing one.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Marian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> My mother has cable modem going to a non microsoft 4 port
> ethernet (wired) router. She has two of the ports used
> with two computers, one Windows and one Apple. I would
> like to connect my Microsoft MN-500 into one of the two
> open ports on her router and by running setup by putting
> the setup disc into my laptop configure the MN-500. She
> does not want her router removed or any settings on her
> equipment changed. Can I do this or am I running into to
> many problems?

>-----Original Message-----
>Don't use any software on your laptop, just go into
Network Connections and
>create the new one. You don't need additional software
installed, but
>you'll need to set your laptop to the proper Workgroup,
matching the
>existing one.
>--
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>

Just to make just to make sure. In following the above
instructions I should set the new workgroup settings to
the ones on the four port ethernet router? I ask this
because I don't want to communicate with the other
computers on the network. In this case my mothers. I just
want to connect to the internet wirelessly using my
notebook.


>"Marian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:1228f01c3f682$ca611fd0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> My mother has cable modem going to a non microsoft 4
port
>> ethernet (wired) router. She has two of the ports used
>> with two computers, one Windows and one Apple. I would
>> like to connect my Microsoft MN-500 into one of the two
>> open ports on her router and by running setup by
putting
>> the setup disc into my laptop configure the MN-500. She
>> does not want her router removed or any settings on her
>> equipment changed. Can I do this or am I running into
to
>> many problems?
>
>
>.
>

Different situations, Marian. Just set your connection up, and don't share
your files on your system.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Marian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Don't use any software on your laptop, just go into
> Network Connections and
> >create the new one. You don't need additional software
> installed, but
> >you'll need to set your laptop to the proper Workgroup,
> matching the
> >existing one.
> >--
> >Chris H.
> >Microsoft Windows MVP
> >Associate Expert
> >Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >
>
> Just to make just to make sure. In following the above
> instructions I should set the new workgroup settings to
> the ones on the four port ethernet router? I ask this
> because I don't want to communicate with the other
> computers on the network. In this case my mothers. I just
> want to connect to the internet wirelessly using my
> notebook.
>
>
> >"Marian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
> >news:1228f01c3f682$ca611fd0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> My mother has cable modem going to a non microsoft 4
> port
> >> ethernet (wired) router. She has two of the ports used
> >> with two computers, one Windows and one Apple. I would
> >> like to connect my Microsoft MN-500 into one of the two
> >> open ports on her router and by running setup by
> putting
> >> the setup disc into my laptop configure the MN-500. She
> >> does not want her router removed or any settings on her
> >> equipment changed. Can I do this or am I running into
> to
> >> many problems?
> >
> >
> >.
> >