Wireless networking

Tomkun · 2005-03-31, 11:24

hi,

i am soon moving into a nice new apartment and rather than laying cable all over the place, i am interested in setting up a wireless network. there are a couple of things that i don't really understand.

at the moment, i have everything connected together with network cable. i had assumed that i could just replace the cables with wireless adapter or something at each end and it would work.

however, i have been looking on the net at wireless setup guides etc... and they all say i need a wireless router.

i don't have a router for my wired network, so do i really need one for a wireless network?

my current setup is like this:

adsl modem connected to a desktop pc with 2nics. the other nic is connected to a hub and my xbox and laptop go into that.

not being an expert on any of this, i could really use my advice! i want to replace as much of it as possible with wireless, without spendig a huge amount of money.

thanks in advance!

blay · 2005-03-31, 22:04

well, this is what i run. 2 pc's, toshiba laptop (wireless) and xbox (wireless). i have a dgl-4300 router. both pc's are wired, while the laptop and xbox are wireless. to make the xbox wireless, i chose the dwl-g810. works great. now the router i chose is a little pricey to some, but hey, it's what i wanted. the dwl-g810 wasn't cheap either, but i'd rather spend the money then spend countless nights listening to my woman bitch about the 50ft. cat.5 cable strewn across the house.

anyways, hope that gives you a little insight as to what type of setup to consider.

Tomkun · 2005-04-01, 04:43

yeah, that's great thanks. but one more question... what is your router attached to? i am having a hard time getting my mind round all of this.

blay · 2005-04-01, 05:51

modem to the router, then the router to your machines. the router then "routes" the traffic to everything behind it.

2005-03-31, 11:24	#1
Tomkun Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 192	hi, i am soon moving into a nice new apartment and rather than laying cable all over the place, i am interested in setting up a wireless network. there are a couple of things that i don't really understand. at the moment, i have everything connected together with network cable. i had assumed that i could just replace the cables with wireless adapter or something at each end and it would work. however, i have been looking on the net at wireless setup guides etc... and they all say i need a wireless router. i don't have a router for my wired network, so do i really need one for a wireless network? my current setup is like this: adsl modem connected to a desktop pc with 2nics. the other nic is connected to a hub and my xbox and laptop go into that. not being an expert on any of this, i could really use my advice! i want to replace as much of it as possible with wireless, without spendig a huge amount of money. thanks in advance! __________________ tomkun

2005-04-01, 04:43	#3
Tomkun Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 192	yeah, that's great thanks. but one more question... what is your router attached to? i am having a hard time getting my mind round all of this. __________________ tomkun

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2005-03-31, 22:04	#2
blay Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 36	well, this is what i run. 2 pc's, toshiba laptop (wireless) and xbox (wireless). i have a dgl-4300 router. both pc's are wired, while the laptop and xbox are wireless. to make the xbox wireless, i chose the dwl-g810. works great. now the router i chose is a little pricey to some, but hey, it's what i wanted. the dwl-g810 wasn't cheap either, but i'd rather spend the money then spend countless nights listening to my woman bitch about the 50ft. cat.5 cable strewn across the house. anyways, hope that gives you a little insight as to what type of setup to consider.

2005-04-01, 05:51	#4
blay Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 36	modem to the router, then the router to your machines. the router then "routes" the traffic to everything behind it.

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