Need advice on wireless LAN for home?
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it is possible to network both. You can even network both printers. Install the program from the router disk on your laptop and desktop. Then when that is finished, network the printer. Go to start, control panel, printers and faxes, then add a printer (from your laptop). Then select network printer (attached to your DESKTOP) then follow the instuctions. \n\nHopefully this will be HELPFUL!
409419
I would suggest an Airport. Since its from Apple, you can probally set up yourself without a whole lot of problems. But almost any router will work. And most have the same range. I have a Netgear in my house (which is also 3 stories) and we have never had a problem with picking up the signal. I can even take my computer outside and use it. The only thing that will change is the signal strengh. That depends on what your house is made of. If its brick, you won't get as stong a signal as a house made of wood. But with a broadband connection, it won't be a big enough differnce to matter much. Again, I would just go with the Airport because it's from Apple.
7361
I would suggest picking up a wireless router. you could do an ad-hoc network but if you want to share the internet connection, your best bet is to use a small router. for about $50 dollars you can pick up a Linksys WRT54G and have all your bases covered.   ofcouse you'll need wireless network cards for each of the computers. the documentation with the linksys router will guide you through the process. also check out some info on wireless security. (see sources)
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Go to buy.com and you get a wireless card and a router for 150 to 200 buck. \n\nBuy it there and call your local Techie and see how much to install one if you do not know how.\n\nIt would not cost much to get installed.\n\nDB
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There are many guides available on the internet.\n\nSimply search for "wireless networking guide".\n\nI linked a few in sources.\n\n\nAs far as best equipment to buy, the preferred (and popular) brands are Linksys, Belkin, and Netgear.
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depends on what you want I suggest a \nWireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster\nThe Wireless-G Networking Solution with SpeedBooster Performance Enhancement\n\nwhere you can have one pc wired and one wireless \n\nmust have cat5 cables and a broadband connection
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A wireless router is your answer; however - be careful when purchasing as there are two types - and you need the one that is compatiable with Telewest Cable; (I know, as I have bought one - thankfully I got the right one first time!)\n\nI got mine from PC World, and the make is Belkin
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You could try a standard linksys (or any oter brand) hub with 4 ports.  You can pick one up for about $20.  It will depend on your cable company and if they allow multiple connections at one time.  If they don't, you can get a standard ethernet router for about $29 or $39 with 4 ports.  It will act as a single entry point to the cable modem and look like one PC.  If you get one with wireless, it will cost a bit more.\n\nYou might want to check your cable company documentation or ask them what would work with their equipment.\n\nGood Luck!
668020
If you are talking about a home network or lan just buy the wireless equipment. In the longrun it will cost less than a wired network and you wont have all that wire running everywhere.
701072
Install a WLAN (802.11G) PCI wireless card. You can buy the wireless card along with Wireless Router.
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First, you need to get a wireless adapter/card for your PC. It's likely you already have one if it's a laptop.\n\nSecondly, you need a wireless router (I have a netgear that works quite well).\n\nFinally, enable WEP security on your router. The instructions to do this are in the manual. If you have these things and need live help, I'll be happy to walk you through it.
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If all you're doing is using a laptop and want to log in at a Starbucks or other location with wireless internet access (hotspot), all you need is a wireless adapter (USB is probably the most popular and convenient for you).  Wireless adapters come in several flavors (i.e., wireless-b, wireless-g and pre-n).  Wireless b is cheapest and slowest (older techology), but should work for your purposes.  You can't go wrong with wireless-g, which is the most popular now.  Load the driver software (on CD-ROM) that comes with the adapter, then plug the adapter in, and you should be ready to go.  The cost for this can be as little as about $20, if you shop around on the internet (you can always find decent deals on passwird.com and techbargains.com).  If you're setting up a network at home, you'll need a router, which you plug into your cable or dsl modem.  The cost of the router and adapter together can cost as little as about $60, depending on whether you go wireless-b or wireless-g).
492094
get a 5 port 10/100/1000 gigabit NIC\njust so you can be leet and suck up all your LANs bandwidth
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Just buy a wireless router with a built in Ethernet switch & do away with the other router.\nOf course you will need to have a wireless card for your laptop if you don't already.
977707
first, you need DSL or cable modem in your house. then you need to get a wireless router. from there, you can wirelessly connect to the router from your computer using a WLAN card.\n\nso it goes like this...\n\ncable into house-> cable modem->wireless router->WLAN card on computer
1056569
My suggestion, get a wireless router.  It will plug into your desktop and then you can access files and your high speed modem and printer from your laptop without having to worry about cables or anything.\n\nThat is the system I have a home with 2 desktops and 3 laptops.
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My strong recommendation is don't unless you have a really, really good reason, eg people move desks frequently, or they're out on the road.  You're money will go further and bring you better benefits upgrading the switches and nics on your existing network to 1000Mbps.\n\nIf you really have to, then 802.11g is the way to go.  Almost any off the shelf access point will do.  You probably don't need two of them unless your office is really long and thin (even then you should get away with one).\n\nFrom the sound of it your main problem is likely to be bandwidth.  802.11g will give you 54Mbps (probably about half your current network speed) shared between all the systems on the network.  However, some (I think it's DLink, possibly Belkin) manufacturers have tweaked the protocol a little and can get 100Mbps+ out of these.  For that though you would need to standardise the office on that manufacturer's kit (or it will just drop back to the regular 54Mbps).\n\nThe actual kit you'll need:\nWireless Access Point (preferably wall mountable - get it nice and high.\nFor each desktop:  1x PCI Wifi card\nFor each laptop:   1x PCMCIA Wifi card or USB adapter\n\nYou could also use a USB adapter for all the PCs & Laptops on you network, but (and this is purely an untested personal opinion) I prefer the look of the aerials on the PCI cards for better connections.\n\nThe other thing to do is make sure that there are no 802.11b devices in your laptops (or make certain that they're turned off).  Most 802.11g access points will drop their speed if they discover a b device and 11mbps just takes too long for internal transfer imho.