what's a simple way to set up a wireless home network?
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With my system I opted to leave the router next to my main pc where I could power it. Since it was right next to it I hooked it up with an ethernet cable. This beat having to get a card for it too. I installed the software that came with my router, pressed the button to transmit on my router and then my laptop discovered the signal and connected to it. If you have another pc you will need to get a wireless card for it. It was very easy to do.
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Yes, there are several ways to configure this.  The easiest may be a wireless router with a wireless card in the computer furthest way from the connection.  But unless you want to patch it together, you will need some kind of router.  They're pretty cheap now and easy to work with.
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If you dont have a router, get one, if you do you just need a network hub and a wireless access point.\nYou can get an all in one wireless router for about 59.00, and then each of the computers need a wireless pci card or usb device. For security just enable a WEP key--the instructions on the router will walk you through it.  Get a NETGEAR or D-LINK wireless device
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You just need a wireless router or hub. Avoid Belkin if you can as they dont seem too good (speaking from personal experience).\nSo from your modem you would connect it to the wireles router or hub then either install a wireless network card into your laptop or desktop pc and follow the instructions.\nHope that helps you a bit.
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A wireless router xxxxx
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1.Set up WPA passwords (WEP can be cracked easily, anyone with an internet connection can figure out how to do this in under 5 minutes, WPA has no simple way to crack, someone has to gather over 1 million packets to crack it, and even then, it's just an educated guess and not for sure).\n\n....a) Go into your router settings, click on Wireless tab, enable \n........security, pick WPA and use 9 numbers. (Reboot your \n........router, and all the computers on your network, it will now \n........ask them for the password you set up in your router)\n\n2. Set up Mac Filtering (this will only allow the Mac Addresses from the wireless cards you are using on your computers, for most home networks, you don't really need to do this, but it is "extra security")\n\n....a) This is a little more difficult, you have to find out all the MAC\n....... Addresses for all of your wireless network interface cards \n.......(Wireless cards)\n....b) Go to each of your computers on your network, and click on\n....... Start -> Run -> type in "command",\n....... after you get a DOS screen type in "ipconfig /all"\n....... you should now look for where it says Physical Address\n....... it should say something like "00-22-WP-EC-23-3C"\n....... That is your MAC address for that machine, write it down\n....... (repeat that step for all of your computers you want to \n....... connect to your router)\n....c) Now you can go to your wireless settings in your router and \n....... enable MAC address filtering, and type in the MAC \n....... addresses you want to allow.  Reboot your router again, \n....... after all of that, and you should be good to go.\n\nOR... (My personal favorite way)\n\nYou can leave it unsecured, and download Cane & Able, use ARP Poisoning, and sniff out all the passwords from people who are stealing your bandwidth, and then go over to your neighbors house and tell them you have their passwords and they should stop using your unsecured network... I did that... and it worked out pretty well for me.\n\nIt will give you all their myspace passwords... yahoo passwords... credit card numbers... etc, and it's all legal for you to do because its YOUR network.  You can sniff out any packets you want, on YOUR network.
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You'll need a wireless router, and wireless capability in every device that you want to connect to it. If you have a computer that doesn't have wireless capability, you can buy a card to add that capability.\n\nOnce you have the equipment, you should follow the instructions that come with the equipment. If you aren't technically inclined, you can get someone to do it for you, like Best Buy's Geek Squad.
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A router isn't essential, though its certainly what I'd recommend. \n\nThe simplest (and cheapest) way to connect them is by a cross-over ethernet cable, which means that both PCs must have a network interface, either built in to the motherboard or through an add-on card. Of course this approach is only viable if you're able to route the cable through the house OK, you didnt say if the PCs would be in the same room.\n\nOnce you have this connection made use the 'network set up wizard' in Windows to configure your PC with ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) --- this will also allow you to create a floppy disc with which you can set up the other PC with the correct settings.\n\nUsing a router is very similar, though you'd need 2 'straight through ethernet cables' to connect each PC to the router. Your internet connection is then handled by the router which gives the security benefit of not exposing either machine to the internet, traffic is handled by the router on behalf of the PCs. Once again you'd need to be able to run the cables OK.\n\nIf running cables around isnt an option, you have the option of using a wireless router, at least for the connection from the second PC--one of them will have to be connected by ethernet cable to successfully set it up. \nBear in mind a wireless network isn't as secure as a wired one, if you do use this method please follow the advice at sites such as http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,844020,00.asp and http://www.netgear.co.uk/securing_wireless_network.php ... if you do a google/yahoo search for 'securing a wireless network' you'll find lots of good sites..... and don't forget about popping into http://www.microsoft.com and checking put their security advice.\n\nIf all that seems complicated, dont worry...its really very simple, particularly with the configuration being 'wizard' driven.
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To start with what you have you need the following:\n\n1) 5ea wireless Network card in each computer, OR 5ea Cat5 or Cat6 network cables long enough to goto the routers and computers and 5 network cards.\n2) A Wireless ROUTER (or if you can't afford wireless get a DSL/Cable router with at least 5 ports (1 for each PC, but more is better for upgrading later)\n3) follow the instructions for setting up the router, and plug in all the computers.\n\n4) for a very basic low security setup this will get you started.\n5) run the windows xp network wizard. DONE
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You shouldn't use wireless network wizard because it sets network codes (don't worry) and unless your wireless router supports setting from XP it will just mess things up. You are best using the normal Network wizard to set up share folders, printer sharing, Internet and the workgroup settings (This is just a way of making a home network without a central server).\nAlso not linking you computers over the Internet (that would be unsafe and insecure) but over a private network.
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The cheapest way to go is to just plug into the Ethernet ports on the router. Of course the desktop must be fairly close to the router and have an Ethernet NIC. Why introduce the difficulties of wireless unless needed, the Ethernet connection will be much stabler. You can network a win98 and winxp machine with few difficulties either way.
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The easiest way is to buy a router or wireless router. You can set them up to access the internet or not. Once they both can get onto the internet you can go to My Network Places and set up either A "wireless home or small business network" or "Set up a Home or small business network". Y ou may need to run this on both computers so when it ask for a NETWORK name put in something other than MSHOME which it sets up as a default. \n\nNext go to your Folders or Hard drives that you want to share and set them to sharing mode.To do this RIGHT CLICK on your (for example)MY MUSIC folder, Then scrool down to SHARING AND SECURITY, LEFT CLICK. It will ask you if you are sure, Hit YES and it will set permissions. Do this on both computers Hard drive or folders that you want to share.\n\nThen reboot both computers. Next when your computer turns back on go to START, MY NETWORK PLACES and left click on your network. then you can click on it and see the files or folders you selected to share.
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Live and Learn.  Wireless network gear is dodgy at best.   Go with LinkSys next time. \n\nGood luck and Happy Computing!
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You need a home computer connected to the net that has a wireless reciever.
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Tutorial...\n\nhttp://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html
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If you're talking about wireless internet, here's a good site: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wireless-network.htm
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Use WPA, WEP has been cracked for years. You will need to check the docs for your router on how to setup WPA.