Does one secure connection to a wireless router prevent another? If so how to I add a second laptop?
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A wireless router is capable of allowing multiple connections, even if they are secure. All connections share the wireless router's signal. To add a second laptop, you need to have access to the router's security info, depending on the type of security enabled on the router. Usually it's a WEP key that you need. If you don't know your WEP key, log in to your router's management tool and find it on one of the tabs. To log in to the management tool, make sure you can get a signal from your router, then open a web browser and enter 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.10.1 or 192.168.0.1. One of those should take you to something that looks like a web page for your router. \n\nIf those don't work, and you ARE at least getting a signal from your router, then go to *Start* "Run* and enter "cmd". This brings up something that looks like DOS. enter "ipconfig"\nThat will give you a default gateway. This is the IP address for your router. Enter that as your URL and that will take you to the router management tool.
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yes, for that reason you need a wireless router like the linksys WRT54G (GS)\nyou hook then the router to the modem and the Mac to the router. the laptop PC can then be connected to the router wirelessly.\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833124136\n\nSetting up the router:\n1. change the password of the router\n2. set up an SSID (any name you want)\n3. disable SSID broadcast\nfor your privacy and security\n4. set up an encryption, either WEP or WPA (this prevent from using your internet connection by your neighbors) and has also to be done on the laptop that is using the wireless connection.\n5. addionally you can set up MAC filtering (this has nothing to do with Mac PCs). this can be done (voluntary) to permit only registered PCs to use a wireless network.
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Laplink is a good option, been around for year and year so nice an secure. Laplink Everywhere is a smaller versoin of the main program (so cheaper), free 30 day trial and then only $8.95, which is nothing considering if you use a free program there is always the risk that it will be unsecure or design to get information. download link from downloads.com is\nhttp://www.download.com/Laplink-Everywhere/3000-7240_4-10392669.html?tag=lst-0-3\nshould do the job nicely (ps you do not need to have a laptop to use it is was just orginally a program for conecting laptops together before networks, had to use a serial cable)
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Going by your network diagram, i think your best bet is to remove router 1 from the network and connect router 2 directly to the modem. That removes the ambiguity of having two router cascaded in a home network like yours. Doing this, all computers can be on the same network and sharing files becomes easy,\n\nAnother option you have is to yuse a wireless bridge instead of router 2. This again ensures all computers are on the same network.\n\nA third but more intensive option you might sonsider is setting up a vpn within your network which enables you to do such files transfers. Some programs are also available which can help with this. e.g Microsoft Netmeeting\n\nIf you donot want to change your network structure in anyway, I'll advise you go for this last option.
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If it is an internal modem don't.  You can but it requires too much tweaking and running through computers.  If it is external (serial or USB) just switch it.  If it is a DSL modem - that's a whole different story.  Best bet is to use a router so that you can connect both.  If you get a wired/wireless router you can use the laptop wireless at the same time.  A router also acts as a firewall, thus giving you additional protection.  Note - if you do go wireless, don't forget to encrypt the connection.
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your wireless router doesn't have WEP turned on.  In order to have a secured wireless network both the router and the laptop have to be configured properly.  \n\nTo setup a wireless router see the lifehacker example.  If you  have WPA encryption supported on both your Wireless Adapter and your Router, use it instead of WEP (which can be broken very easily).
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No, not as long as you have a firewall, anti-virus, and spyware protection..Also, your router has a hard firewall installed, so you shouldn't have anything to worry about..I usually surf the internet, with my wireless connection..
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I assume your Linksys is a wireless router?\n\nMake sure that the built-in adapters are enabled or turned on.  Make sure you're not running any firewall or security software, it'll conflict with the firewall of your router.  Try setting up the wireless network without a wireless security enabled first.\n\nFor wireless security, you may need to test if your laptops can use WPA.  Mine didn't, so I stayed with WEP.\n\nSome modems don't have a power button.  You may just need to unplug the power cord.  Or maybe if you have a switch or button that may say "Standby".\n\nOh, yeah... if your ISP is Cable Internet and you can get online when wired to the modem, you may need to do 2 things:\n\n1. Change the router's IP to 192.168.2.1 because some modems have the same IP address as the router.\n\n2.Do a Mac clone.  Comcast authenticates users through MAc addresses - w/ Linksys, just access the router page and in BAsic Setup look for a tab called "Mac Clone" (I think).... then enable it and save.  \n\nHope this helps!   :)
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and make sure the 2nd computer has some sort of wireless card to receive the signal from the router.\n\nI have a card in my wifes computer has a small antenna on it and they are about 15 ft. apart and receives the signal great.
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Just get a Linksys or Netgear wireless G router. Connect the WAN port of the router to the cable modem. Connect both notebooks to the router. \n\nI recommended a G router, but only if you laptops have G wireless cards in them. If not, then get the correct router for your cards (if not G then B).\n\nAs far as security goes, use the WAP or whatever security it has. Be sure to change the default passwords. They are not bulletproof, but unless your neighbors are international super spys, the security in the wireless routers should suffice if you actually use it.
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Umm... not directly no, but nothing stops you from connecting it to a pc that's connected to the wireless router. What exactly is it you're trying to accomplish? There may be another way.\n\nEdit: Hmm, well I know that can be done if both computers are on the same network, and the drive is shared. Once they're in a network as long as the computer that the drive is attached to is running, the other person could go to start menu -> run and type &#92;&#92;whatevcerthecomputernameis and it would pop up, they could browse it just like it was one of thier drives. However networking really isn't my thing, so I can't explain it any better than that, unfortunately.
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You'll need a wireless router (d-link, netgear, linksys, etc.), and two wireless adapters (one for each computer).  Then you'll have to properly configure the router and the two computers.
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If the laptop is configured to have a wirless network card then you should be able to piggy back off of someone else router otherwise your going to need a network card iniside.
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You need a wireless card in the other computer, you have not specified if it is a laptop or a desktop, but most laptops already have a built in wireless card, if this is the case you got to start the utility that control that card and tel it to look for available networks once yours is found tell it to connect and that is all you got to do, but if you don't have a laptop then you will need to get a USB or PCI wireless card (USB is easier to install since you don't need to open you computer ti install it) once your card is configure you got to do what I mention above.\nMake sure that your router is configured properly, since you might have security added to your network is that is the case you need to acquire a key, but if you look at the manufacture of your router you can go to their website and most of them have instructions in how to do this.\n\nI hope this helps.
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turn them off.\nok more seriously, if you are most worried about outside "attacks" then take all the basic precautions you do for a virus on one computer and you probably want to look into a firewall.  alot of routers out there now have good built in "hardware" firewalls as well which work well.\npassword protect things, encryption.\nif you are running wireless you can turn on encryption and password protect it...though personally i'm against this, i have a real issue with broadcasting something out into the air and not sharing it with neighbors.  call me crazy, my phone is corded and my wireless network is called "free and open" and i haven't had any problems at all.  then again there isn't much on my puter that i wouldn't share with someone anyway or that is worth the effort of trying to get off it without my permission.  and nobody has really sucked up so much bandwidth that its caused me any problems.
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Nortornis to secure ur computer. But if u have wireless modem other wireless user will certainly be able to see ur network. So you will have set up for the wireless modem. Better call ur ISP tech support n ask them to enable security on the modem. U can email me at..nithujns@yahoo.co.in
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you'll need a wireless router and adapter for the other computer