On 12/24/2009 10:15 AM, William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "David J Brooks"
Subject: OT?: Wireless question
Hi all.
Well, i was just about to move my computer into Erins bedroom, but the
deal on the house they hoped to buy fell through, house inspection had
some major concerns, so they backed out.
Anyway, if/when i finally get the computer out of the dining room, i
think it would be best to go wireless on the PC. I already have
airport on the iBook.
What is involved in setting this up. I'm clueless to this and was
hoping to get some advice before i wonder into Future shop or Best buy
etc.
Right now, i have a 25' phone cable coming out of the airport express
or dsl modem to a phone jack down stairs. If i move the PC i think i
might need a longer cable, which apparently is a no no at the lenght i
have now.
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.
Plug the router into the modem.
If your MB has wireless capabilities, it will probably detect the
wireless and try to assimilate itself.
Otherwise, your wireless card software will probably do most of the
work for you.
Do yourself a favour and use some encryption and set up a password
protected wireless network or you might find your neighbors using your
internet connection.
William Robb
Another possibility is to restrict access by MAC address. Then they can
see the network as unprotected but can't use it.
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