s there anyone out there using freeserve/wanadoo wireless broadband. We've
just gone on to broadband - wireless so we can have two computers connected.
Supposed to be easy to do. So far it's been two days and four technical
support phone calls. The broadband's running on one computer, but the extra
phone line through the wireless box isn't - they're ringing back on Monday
or Tuesday to see if they can sort that out. They reckoned we needed
wireless because we wanted to have two computers able to go on line, and,
knowing nothing about it, we agreed.
Had a lot of trouble getting it set up in the first place because the
instruction booklet only gives isolated diagrams of individual connectuons
and no overall plan diagram of what goes where. Wanadoo's answer to out set
up difficulties in one of the four phone calls was that I'd have to get rid
of my cordless phone which might interfere with the wireless signal, have
the phone socket moved to the room with the computer in, next to the
computer and keep our main phone next to the computer as well. Not so
according to the next phone call - I can keep my cordless phone, don't have
to have the phone socket moved, and the computer can stay where it is.
First computer's working fine, but instructions are given to connect the
second computer via an ethernet cable - not long enouigh to reach from the
computer in the bedroom to the broadband box in the hall connected to the
phone socket. As the second compuer's a laptop which is wirelss enabled, it
should be abled to be connected wirelessly as well. Has anyone done this?
When the wireless but of the second computer pairs with the wireless box,
will it destroy the pairing of the first computer with it?
Technology's wonderful if you're up to date with it or are 12 years old. My
computer expertise stopped in 1997 when I stopped teaching IT. So advice
would be appreciated (privately to save boring everyone else) from anyone
with knowledge of this.
Thanks
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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