In a message dated 12/24/2009 7:03:01 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Do i just plug in the wireless router and it will feed to the dsl modem.?? If so, i can move the modems down stairs, use a shorter cable.
Any help is appreciated. Dave ======== Basically, yes. But you may have to play around and put it in various places to see where the signal is strongest (usually there will be something on your computer's status bar -- ie software -- that shows how strong the signal is so you can compare spots). Think of the signal as a straight line. I put an aluminum foil lined "hood" on one antenna of my router to help focus the signal (and that actually works). http://lifehacker.com/296367/boost-your-wireless-signal-with-a-homemade-wifi -extender (Though mine doesn't look like that, I made square angle of cardboard and put aluminum foil on one side, you can google that too. I needed to do it because initially my signal was too weak.) I found the signal to be the weakest when what would be the line of sight of the signal passed through the area of the kitchen that the refrigerator is in. I also found that a lot of closed doors between the router and the computers sometimes cut down on the signal strength. For my desktops I got a wireless adaptors (little things that plug into USB ports, my desktops had no wireless hardware inside). I have two different brands, and both seem to work equally well. So probably any old wireless adapter is fine. It does seem to help if the router isn't too far from the wireless adapters, though. Actually, the software is the toughest part. Windows XP and above comes with wireless software built-in, but setting up a home network with it can be a bitch. Do a lot of googling to search for some tutorials (i.e. My Network Places). That is, if you have Windows. Hope that helps. Marnie aka Doe :-) --------------------------------------------- We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
