Re: FOAK: Wifi recommendation.

SD wrote:

> Right. I've got this here desktop thing, wot I'm typing on, okay.
>
> I've just taken delivery of a shiny new Inspiron laptop thing, which
> is WiFi ready, or somesuch.
>
> What do I need to but to:
>
> a: make them talk to each other - sharing files, etc.
> b: makethe laptop talk to the outside world.
> c: preferably from more than 2' away from the desktop
>
> TIA.
>
> PS I know this has been done to death in the past, but I didn't
> understand word of it.
>
> A brief shopping trip is all I'm looking for.

Assuming you're on ADSL with something plugged into your PC's USB port ...

Get a wireless-enable ADSL modem from PC World, for example a D-LINK
DSL-G604T.

Find out the ADSL username and password from your ADSL provider (probably on
the piece of paper they sent you when you signed up).

Unplug old ADSL modem from phone socket (leave it attached to your big PC, so
that if none of the following works, you can just plug back into the phone
socket and get on the internet to find help), plug new ADSL/wireless box into
phone socket.

Connect laptop ethernet port to new ADSL/wireless box. Follow instructions
to configure new ADSL/wireless box (probably involving visiting
http://192.168.0.1/ and typing in a few details including your ADSL username
and password).

Check that you can access the internet with your laptop through the new ADSL
box, over the ethernet cable.

Follow instructions to set up wireless connectivity, remove ethernet cable
between laptop and ADSL box, cross fingers, hope wireless connection works.

Follow instructions to set up either WEP or WPA wireless security to keep
thieving pikey neighbours off your new wireless LAN.

Connect old PC to ADSL box using ethernet cable, check internet connectivity.
Determine IP address of each computer by typing

C:\> ipconfig

in a DOS box.

Uninstall zonealarm or other firewalls from each PC, or at least temporarily
disable them.

Check that each PC can see the other by typing

C:\> ping 192.168.0.4

(or whatever the address of the other PC is)

Set up file and printer sharing on each machine.

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