Q&A: How to create a home network using my router?|home router

by Velo Steve

I have a wireless-g broadband Router wrt54g, a laptop (xp), and a desktop (xp).

I want to share my Documents and all kind of staff.

May anyone tell me how to connect my computers step by step in order to make a simple home network when a can share my files and printer.

I heard one cannot network vista and xp, is that right?

thanks a lot everyone you always help me up…

Answer by Lode Sprinter
Its really simple.

1) Enable DHCP on your router. (Default is on)
2) Connect both PCs to the router
3) Enable File and Printer allotment in Windows (Vista and XP)
4) Dredge up to have the same workgroup name
5) Make sure you assign you shared folders as “Public or Shareable”

That’s prettty much it, as far as I retract. If not, send me an email.

Answer by Dr. X
Computer networking is a splendid way to work together with other computer users in your home or office. Even as it is apt increasingly simple for the basic computer user, it can still be a hard, frustrating experience for many public.

Steps

1. Shape on what type of network you wish to bed in. We will be covering how to bed in a wireless network counting 2 desktop computers, 1 laptop, and a High Speed Internet (HSI) connection. If you wish to bed in a wired network, this blue-collar is not for you.

2. Hold the following bits and pieces for your Wireless Network:

* Wireless router (with switch)

* 2 PC wireless adapters for the desktop computers

* 1 Laptop wireless adapter for the wireless laptop

3. Connect the wireless router to your High Speed Connection by rotary off all units, counting the computers. Austerely use an Ethernet cable (which usually comes with your High Speed Internet Connection) to connect your HSI modem to the WAN port on your wireless router.

4. Open your desktop computers and bed in the PC adapters, or hold USB adapters that do not require you to open your computer. Also bed in any necessary software on each machine. Grown-up operating systems need some drivers installed.

5. Bed in the wireless PC card in your laptop, and bed in the included software. Then, shut down all computers.

6. Turn on your new bits and pieces in this order:

* 1. Your HSI modem (wait for all illumination to return to normal).

* 2. Your New Wireless Router (wait for it to initiation up completely).

* 3. The computers. They must find the wireless router and connect to the network and the internet through the new router.

Tips

* To make a network that does not include internet access (or to ensure that your computers are really networked), be sure to enable Photograph and File Allotment on all computers. This is done differently on the Macintosh, Linux and the Windows platform.
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+ For Windows XP and Vista, go to Start > Control Panel > Network Connections (click “Switch to Classic View” if you cannot see the Network Connections icon) > right click on your Local Area Connection ethernet adapter > Properties > check File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks > Click “OK”
+ For Macintosh OS X, click on the Apple menu on the Menu Bar and click on “System Preferences…”. Then, click on “Allotment”. Then you may select which benefit that you want to be shared on your wireless network. For further help, click on the Apple Help Page link for allotment on your wireless network. Apple Allotment Help

Warnings

* Rotary on your gear in the incorrect order may maybe cause your new complex to not work! Be sure to potential on each item in order. It really does matter.

* Dredge up to set up your WEP (preferably WPA) security settings to preclude unauthorized access to your network

* Also dredge up to exchange the default passwords and usernames on your wireless router. Many wardrivers will travel nearly finding hotspots and then trying the default codes for that type of access top. This may maybe result in you getting safe and signal out of your own router and having to manualy reset your network.

What do you reckon? Answer below!

I recently bought a Cingular HP iPAQ 6515. If I get a wifi card for it, will I then be able to access the internet on the other side of my house by my pre-unfilled internet connection, which is DSL from our local buzz companionship? We have a wireless DSL modem which is also a router and currently have 2 desktop computers operating from this modem/router, but these are in close proximity to each other and connected via an ethernet cable. I’d like to be able to use my iPAQ for internet functions when I’m in other parts of the house, but I didn’t want to pay Cingular an extra monthly charge for data-connect services if I’m able to connect to my DSL benefit at home. If a wifi card will enable me to do this, can you urge which one works best with the iPAQ 6515? Thank you for your help.

Answer by Doug W
You’re DSL modem isn’t wireless. You have to buy a wireless router such as a Linksys WRT54GS, and the wifi card.

On top of that, if it’s cingular branded, then no. They want you to use their benefit. For the price of the Ipaq you may maybe have probably bought yourself a laptop.

Answer by mranswerguy
If you’re router is wireless then it must work fine. Expect signal strength to vary but, based a lot on the quality of all parts involved and the construction of the house. They seem to really limit the transmission signal, but you can pick up modest signal boosters to place nearly the house if need be (more cash of course). Even in my tiny apartment construction, I find wireless to be a modest weak, and I have problems maintaining a connection reliably, mainly agreed that there are other broadcasters in the area. Still, it beats running cords all over the place.

Answer by Todd G
I did not know that they had come out with the wifi card for this unit. But when it is out, then you must have no conundrum connecting to any wireless Internet connection that you have the password for or for wireless access points without password safeguard (ie Atlanta Bread Co….etc)

As far as your home network, you need to make sure that it is in fact wireless competent and able to receive signals throughout your house. I have a range expander to get the signal strong enough to enable me to sit on the porch or upstairs.

Unfortunately, you will find that you will want to surf on your buzz at other locations that do not have a hot spot and that will mean that you will have to pay cingular. And if you plot to do a lot of surfing, then it is worth it. But if you ONLY plot to use the buzz to surf at your house away from your desktop connection, save yourself the time and get an inexpensive laptop. It will only run you a link of more hundred than the buzz and the Internet will be just so like your desktops. You will quickly tire of the tiny screen and the minimal graphics that you get on your buzz. The Internet was not predestined for phones. Just the ability to stay in touch.

Answer by woodluvto
You must be able to connect to any wireless connection. The distance away from the router may have an impact. I was not able to use my wireless throughout my house until I bought a more commanding “N” router.

The ancient ones (the “G” routers) just weren’t commanding enough to send the signal throughout the whole house.

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