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Inspiron 1501XP - setting up wireless laptop
Wonder if help is at hand. Have an Inspiron 1501 with Wins XP OS. Trying to set up laptop for internet can somebody please advise what type of router to use if have an existing Tower PC also running WinsXP and uses a Motorola Surfboard 4100 cable modem with broadband access by USB connection. I'm assuming it is a router I need and not an access point box! Confused new user.
Has the following as wireless card.
Dell™ Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini-PCI Card (for AMD Processors) installed
Await to here back from anybody who can assist me. SCRich44
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June 19th, 2007 23:00
jmwills
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June 20th, 2007 00:00
Next you will need a wireless router. Wireless routers have 4 ports that will connection of up to 4 computers by wired ethernet. It would be preferable that you connect any computers in the same room as the cable/dsl modem and router by wired ethernet. In that case any computer that is located within easy reach of the router and modem will only need an ethernet network card.
Then, any computer you want to connect by wireless will need a wireless network card. If you are not sure whether or not your computers have wireless network cards, check Device Manger under Network Adapters.
There is really no need to get a wireless router that advertises high speed, unless you are frequently transferring large files between computers on the local network. The standard 802.11g speed routers are much faster than a cable or dsl internet connection, so the higher speed would be wasted with the higher speed routers.
Once your network is setup, you can share any printer connected to any computer on the network, so long as the computer to which it is attached and the printer are powered on.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/maintain/troubleshoot.mspx
Message Edited by jmwills on 06-20-2007 03:44 AM
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June 20th, 2007 17:00
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June 20th, 2007 19:00
jmwills
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June 21st, 2007 02:00
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June 21st, 2007 05:00
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June 21st, 2007 06:00
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June 21st, 2007 14:00