hi Peggy, I had someone set it up because I'm not all that familiar with setting up a network and didn't want to get stuck in a situation where nothing worked.
You may not need someone to come and do it, but it's still not a bad idea if you feel unsure. In any case, you might try to set it up yourself but contact someone who might be available if you do run into a problem. Don On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 06:36:26 -0800, Peggy Kern wrote: Oh, so you have to have someone come and set it up? You don't just hook it up yourself? Or was that just something you chose to do because you weren't sure? <smile> Peggy <who is still getting used to DSL> At 10:35 PM 3/22/2005, you wrote: >Hi Peggy, >I got my router from a local store as wasn't completely sure of how to set >it up, especially to work with wireless. I think it took the guy all of >maybe 20 >minutes to do it. >But, we already had a router which wasn't wireless, but the network had >already been set up so all he had to do was put in the new >router. Actually setting >up the network doesn't take that long either. >The nice thing about the linksys is that you interface to it via internet >explorer and navigate the setup menus as you would a web page. It's >really quite >accessible. >There are lots of good routers out there and most appear to be quite >accessible, but never hurts to be sure. That's one advantage of getting >it locally; you >can always take it back and exchange for something else a lot more easily >if there is a problem. >Don >On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:19:40 -0800, Peggy Kern wrote: >Thanks, Don. Where did you get your router? From Amazon or a local >computer store? >Peggy >At 09:56 PM 3/22/2005, you wrote: > >Hi Peggy, > >As you know, the braillenote currently supports two cards, the Ambicom and > >the Cisco. The cisco is a pcmcia card and the ambicom is a compact flash > >card. The Ambicom should work in your pcmcia adaptor though according to > >what I've heard. > >Also, the Ambicom is easier to find and also much less expensive. I got > >my Ambicom from amazon.com for $57. > >The router I have in a Linksys wireless-g broadband router. > >It has connectors for 4 devices with standard network cards requiring > >cabling and also can handle wireless. Your dsl modem will plug into an > input > >connector on the router for that purpose. > >The router does not need much configuring out of the box to get it going > >either, although you really might want to have someone who is knowledgable > >about networking on call just in case. > >Hope this gives you something to go on. > >Not sure of the price for the Cisco cards, but do believe they are well > >over $100 new. > >Don > >On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:39:51 -0800, Peggy Kern wrote: > >Hi, guys. I'm starting to think about getting what I need to go wireless > >with the BN. I know I need a wireless card, and the recommended ones are > >on the Keysoft 6.1 site. I want to get one that I can use in the pcmcia > >slot, as I always have my GPS receiver plugged in, so can't really use the > >back slot, and don't like it as well anyway. Do any of you use your > >wireless cards in the side slot, with or without an adapter (which I > >have? Which card do you prefer for use with the side slot? > >I know I also need a router. What do I need to look for in a router, in > >order to make my BN and PC talk to each other, and so I can do net stuff > >wirelessly on the BN with my PC's DSL connection to the net? I've never > >even seen a router, so have no idea what they look like, or what I need to > >make sure I have or what I need to avoid. Are some more accessible than > >others? > >Any info you guys can give me to help me decide what to buy will be greatly > >appreciated. > >Peggy > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac > >MSN Messenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac >MSN Messenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac MSN Messenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
