[pchelpers] Re: wireless systems

Thanks Scott. I was going to try that, set up with the laptop connected via 
network cable,  and then disconnect, but he only had one cable and that was 
needed from modem to WAN.
When he get's a new cable, I'll do that, set up as for wired, then wireless.

Billy
>
> Hi Billy,
>
> The cable is needed for setting up the network in the first place.
> Once it's working, you can put the cable away until needed later. Note
> that if you're only setting up ONE computer, you need to get both the
> wired and wireless adapters working, although you'd need to disconnect
> the cable to find out if the wireless is working right.  If setting up
> two computers, you can remove the cable as soon as you get one
> computer working.  It's all a matter of being able to manage the
> router.
>
> If the router is configured for it (and supports it), you can even
> manage it from the internet, although this is a security issue in most
> cases; most routers don't allow this, or have warnings.
>
> When you said "no base station", I first thought that you meant an "ad
> hoc" network, in which there's only two (or more) computers, no
> router, which can also be done.



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