Hi, as far as I know getting her online shouldn't be a problem then. All the cards you can buy will probably ship with drivers for Windows XP so you'll get it running very fast. Afterwards you can just configure her laptop to access the wireless router you connect to with your workstation without having to switch to WEP since then she'll be able to use WPA.
Paul 2006-06-11 (日) の 12:51 -0700 に Grant さんは書きました: > > Hi, > > > > maybe it would be easier to buy a PCMCIA-based wireless card. > > This would eliminate the need for cabeling the laptop down. > > I own several and even the cheap ones that come at 17 € have good reach > > and support WPA (sometimes even WPA2). > > > > Just a suggestion. > > > > HTH > > Paul > > You think the config would be tricky then? > > - Grant > > > > My Gentoo workstation connects to my Gentoo router's wireless WPA > > > connection just fine, but the wireless card built into my girlfriend's > > > XP laptop does not support a WPA connection at all. I won't use WEP, > > > but I really need to get her connected. The router's single ethernet > > > port is being used by the DSL modem, but my workstation's ethernet > > > port is free. What would I need to do to share my workstation's > > > connection to the router with her via the workstation's ethernet port? > > > Would I need to set my workstation up as a full-blown router via: > > > > > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml > > > > > > - Grant > -- [email protected] mailing list
