And no reason why of course both machines need to connect to the home network in the same way, one machine can be wired and the other connect wirelessly until such time as you choose to wirelessly enable the other machine if indeed you ever choose to do so. Adrian Higginbotham Accessibility and inclusion adviser British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Internal extension #2287 Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/ BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Bell Sent: 05 July 2006 12:12 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: URGENT advice required regarding wireless and wired network connections with BT broadband Hi Alexander, From what you describe, it appears that you wife has a normal, hard-wire, RJ45 connection, which is used to connect to a router or such like with a cable. However, without knowing the specific make and model of your wife's laptop, one cannot be 100% certain that it does not already have wireless capability. It may simply be disabled. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alexander Shannon Sent: 05 July 2006 12:01 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] URGENT advice required regarding wireless and wired network connections with BT broadband Hi all, As of Friday both my wife and myself are going broadband with BT. I have just discovered a problem with my wife's Toshiba laptop computer, as she has the option in network connections to create a LAN high speed internet connection. When I put the cursor on Local Area Network it says something about Intel NTR Pro V net. The problem is that on my Acer machine I have the option to create a wireless network however going by the information I have coppied above it looks as if my wife does not have that option. My question is considering that the broadband is being fitted on Friday, do I need to go out and purchase a wireless network card for my wife's machine so that we can both be connected wirelessly, or considering that we both have laptops, is it worth going ahead and connecting them together with a wired network as my Acer Laptop has both options. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance. Alexander Shannon ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq