-=PCTechTalk=- Re: router?

correct,  no DSL available here  I had hoped to put in DSL instead of cable, 
but... it's not available.

Mom's computer is old, how do I check and see what the OS is?   both computer 
are gateway but mine is newer and has more bells and whistles.

If we wanted to connect wired that would be idea, we are in the same room, what 
do I need to know to do this?    Or is it something difficult?
Sandy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BashfulBob" <Bashfulbob@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 2:52 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: router?


Hi Sandy

Ok here is my understanding of what you said.
You have Dial up which means you must dial up your ISP through the standard 
phone lines. This means
that you do NOT have high speed DSL right now. Is this correct?

The modem is in your mothers machine.

You did not say what your OS is.

There are a couple of ways to accomplish what you want, but using the 
information you provided here
is one of the ways to accomplish what you want to achieve.

You can use a wireless router connected to your mothers computer and through a 
wireless card on your
computer, you can connect to the router. Your mothers computer must have a NIC 
card and it will
connect to the router with Cat 5 (or better) cable. The catch is that your 
mothers machine must be
on and connected to the internet for you to access the internet. the computers 
would have to be set
up to do internet connection sharing. I assume by you specifying that a router 
is to be used, you
will not be able to connect directly to your Mother's computer or that you do 
not want to connect
directly to your Mother's computer.

Different manufactures have different requirements for how many computers can 
be connected to the
router. So be sure to check what the manufacture of the router specifies. Also 
some manufactures are
more user friendly about setting up the wireless router to function with your 
wireless computer card
and also about setting up your computer for the wireless card. I do not have 
wireless and only dealt
with wireless once, so I think others would be better able to advise you as to 
how difficult it may
be to set wireless up and/or how difficult it would be to set up a wireless 
network using a
particular brand router or card. I, however, recommend that you purchase the 
router and wireless
card from the same manufacture.

On my network system I have at home, I have 3 computers (One XP PRO, one XP 
Home, one dual boot 98
and win 2k) plus an all in one network printer connected to a cable router 
using Cat 5 cable. The
router has a built in modem (there are only a couple of routers built this 
way), and it is connected
to my DSL lines. Using a network printer, I did not have to worry about 
configuring the computers to
share the printer (where the printer is actual connected to one computer). A 
disk that came with the
printer that did all the set up when it was inserted into each computer. My 
router has 4 ports. If I
want more than 4 devices hooked up to the router, I can use one of the ports as 
an up link port. An
up link port is that which is used to connect this equipment (router) to 
another router or switch
which then is connected to more devices.

Hope this helps

Life is what happens in between plans.

Virus free email by Norton's
This message and attachment(s), if any, is intended for the sole use of the 
individual and/or entity
to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, 
confidential and
prohibited from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee, 
or authorized to
receive this on behalf of the addressee, you are hereby notified that you may 
not use, copy,
disclose or distribute to anyone this message or any part thereof. If you have 
received this in
error, please immediately advise the sender by e-mail and delete this 
information and all
attachments from your computer and network. Thank you.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <sandy1943@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:33 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- router?


>I have moved and don't have cable any longer,  ;-(    I am living in my Mom's
> home - She  has an older computer,  they tell me if I get a router and hook 
> it
> up, and hook up cable to her computer I can use wireless on up to 8 different
> computers-
> My questions are,  1. how difficult is it all to hook up,  2.  She has an OLD
> Gateway from 1998 - has windows 98 - would I be able to put a router on this
> machine so I could access high speed? She has dial up as I do now.   Oh yes,
> her CD Drive no longer works, so we don't have access to that either  sigh...
> wish I could talk her into a new machine....   IF this will work, what kind 
> of
> router do I need?
>
> thanks for any help,
> Sandy
>
> --
> <Please delete this line and everything below.>
>
> To unsub or change your email settings:
> http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
>
> To access our Archives:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
> http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
>
>
>

--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/


--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/

Other related posts: