Do you need a seperate ISP for wi-fi?
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You usually have to connect through wireless hot spots.\nYou can locate hotspots in your area here: http://www.youcanworkfromanywhere.com/wi-fi/index.htm
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If you are just wanting to connect the two, that's one thing - use the crossover cable.  If you want them connected AND to share an internet connection, it's easier to go with the router.
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You need a wireless router.  Generally, it goes between the broadband modem and the main computer.  However, it has wireless which can support any number of laptops and WiFi printers.  They also usually have multiple 100baseT ports so that you can plug in more than one main computer.
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No. What  you need to bridge a wireless network to a wired network, for anything more than internet sharing, is an Access Point.  I'm using the WAP54G to bridge my LAN / WLAN and it works great. Wireless routers are  great for either 'wireless only' networks.  They're also perfect for setting up wireless access for customers and visitors since they make it impossible to access the wired side of the network.
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cable modem and router and different things, and you only need a router when you wnat to "slpit up" the internet connection between various computers.
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You are correct that a broadband router will help protect your 1 computer, even though you dont have to have it to use DSL with only one computer, I'd still recommend it for the added safety. Built into the router is a firewall and it will pretty much prevent anyone from attempting to connect to your computer form the outside while still allowing your computer to connect to most anything you want to, like online games, web, email etc. Since you are thinking of wireless in the future and I assume maybe adding another computer maybe, you can go with a wireless broadband router. I personally like Linksys alot, you can get a wireless router for about $70. basically any router currently sold is going to be fine for you. almost all suppor the two common types of wireless, called 802.11B and 802.11G ,, they basically will say on the package.. "B and G" supported or something along those lines. When you get the wireless router, make sure you follow the instructions to secure it, or else you may have your neighbors using your wireless router without you knowing which can be a problem.
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You need an ISP, (Internet Service Provider) and a laptop with a modem and a phone cord.
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If ur internet service provider gives u static ip addresses at both end, u can connect it. If so.. u just provide routing entries in both of ur wan interfaces to the ip address of the wan interface of the other.
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are you paying for an ISP?
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All computers are not connected together.\n\nThink of ISP service as Sewer, Water, Electricity, or any other service you receive.\n\nIt costs a lot of money to setup the big huge internet connections that interconnect between service providers and the rest of the world.  \n\nIt also costs a lot of money for a phone company to buy and setup the equipment for DSL to work.  Your phone line can't carry high speed data by itself.  It needs special equipment to make it run.  (Cable is similiar.  You need special equipment on your side and on the cable company's side in order for you to have access to the internet)\n\nOnly computers on a local network are trully connected together and even that has a significant cost if that network is very big.  \n\nThe ISP is like the Water company.  They have access to the water.  They pay for access to that water.  The in turn sell that access to you.
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Depends on who your ISP is....
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get a wireless router
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Yes, you need another router. It will the fastest and most efficient way to do this. There is software you could install that allows it to be done through one of the computers, but it is a nightmare and you would always have to have both machines on. With the prices of Internet Broadband routers these days, why even bother.\n\nI won't fill up this page with the "How-to", so please take a look here:\n\nhttp://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Content_C1&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1114037291160&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
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ISP = Internet Service Provider
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No\n\nIf you want to connect multiple computers to a single network connection, buy a router.
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Well, the cable modem definitely has to come first. After that, it's really a matter of preference. The router should have a firewall built in--most do. I assume your using a basic BSD box or something similar for the firewall. This can go on either side of the router, although it would probably make the most sense to put it between the modem and router, since the Network Address Translation (NAT) in the router is not impeded, and limit access for the router's config page from the outside world. Doing this will make your firewall rules easier. However, unless there is an overriding need, I would use the firewall built into the router. The power the router uses pales in comparison to that of a dedicated box. \n\nPS-this answer also depends on whether you are using the firewall box for anything else, like network storage.
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Yes you do. In case you're wondering, they still sell cable modems in case someone needs to replace thiers or sometimes it may be cheaper to buy it seperately than to get one from the isp you sign up with.