Posted on 07/02/2006 10:57:22 AM PDT by GB
We've got cable, and a wireless router that serves our neighbor :~)
I'll ping the ones that know more than me about setting it up.
BTW... you won't regret cable. It's blazing fast :~)
Why do you need a wireless network if you're going through cable? If you have your house for cable, you can hook up a computer in each room that has a connection. True you may be out a modem but build slowly. Wireless is pretty much straight forward. To set up a wireless network without the neighbors tapping in you are going to have to read the directions.
We only have one cable connection in the house. I know we're probably out of the norm there as well, but we don't exactly have the Taj Mahal sizewise and we have one cable-wired TV, in the living room (kids have a TV in their bedroom, but it's only used for DVDs and games). Our computer is in a different room from the cable connection and we're inclined to keep it there because it suits our purposes for it to be there. I figure Comcast will split the line and give us another connection there. I just figured wireless would be the best way for my wife to be in another room and on the Internet with her laptop.
Did you forget that each computer would need a CABLE MODEM?
If you have 2.8 GhZ cordless phones, this can cause problems. They operate on the same frequency as do wireless networks. If the phone rings and you answer it, your network goes down.
why would want to run cable wire everywhere in the house?
This was meant for each computer-internet interface. It's just an option. Not recommending one way or another.
This may be a shocker to you but some newer homes have cable in a lot of rooms. That's just the way they're built.
If you have a computer set up already that you want to have broadband access, Comcast should run a split to that area. If you want to access via wirreless, the router must be able to do it. Otherwise, you might need something like a Wireless Access Point to plug into their router.
Without all the details about what you have... it's hard to be more specific.
But it doesn't sound like the originator of the post does.
Unfortunately, I don't exactly have a newer home.
I have a D-Link WBR-1310 wireless router.
My house was built in '52 and I think I have a cable connection in 4 rooms. I don't have a need for wireless since I have only one desk top now.
My wife has a lap top but only uses it away from home (she travels frequently on business) Wireless is nice and for your wife's lap top sounds ideal.
Now, I will interject my own question that someone may be able to answer: I haven't had a land line phone in several years and never plan on having one. I wonder if I could get the phone company to come out here and remove their ugly wires leading to my house?
Good Luck
You can ask, but there's not much incentive for them to do it, insofar as removal costs them money and gains them nothing. That is, unless you offer to defray the cost of removal, of course. Plus, from their point of view, eventually you'll pass on (sorry) or sell the house or something, and someone else will live there, who may in turn want landline service. At which point, someone will have to pay the cost of running a new wire.
But, you can always ask - just don't get your hopes up ;)
Windows XP on both the desktop and the laptop. As I said, the laptop has an internal WLAN card.
It looks like that router also has connections for up to 4 wired access points.
I would suggest you first have Comcast get your main computer (with a wired connection to the router) set up first. Then, you can go into the router configuration and establish whatever wireless settings you want. Make sure you change the default password and SSID, turn off SSID broadcast, etc. In addition, for wireless access I suggest you consider using MAC address filtering, so as to allow only specific wireless devices to connect. Encryption is also an option, but I don't know enough about that router or your wife's laptop to recommend a specific choice.
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