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March 1st, 2004 11:00
Router/modem for dialup wireless
I'm going to try to hookup a wireless network between my husband's self-built PC running WinMe and my new Inspiron 8600 with XP that has a TrueMobile 1300 WLAN card. We live out in the country and are stuck with dialup for now. One of the forum threads suggested using a router/modem for this configuration to avoid having to setup ICS and to get better performance. Can anyone recommend a specific brand of router/modem?
Also, do you recommend we keep our current wired network configuration, or install a wireless PCI NIC in my husband's PC?
Thanks for your help !
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Dianne Aldridge
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March 1st, 2004 13:00
mattcowger
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March 1st, 2004 14:00
Dianne Aldridge
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March 1st, 2004 16:00
Thanks for the info. The SMC 7004AWBR looks real good - there's one for sale on eBay right now. We have a parallel printer and it has a DB-25, so that will work for us.
One more question - about the OS. Is there any advantage to using XP (either Home or Professional) over WinMe with regard to this wireless network I'm trying to set up? Didn't want to bother with the expense or the install (I hear finding drivers can be a problem) if WinMe will do the trick. It's been a very stable OS for us.
Boy, this forum is SO much more effective than Dell Support! :-)
themetalman
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http://shopping.netledger.com/s.nl/c.ACCT122499/sc.2/category.5/it.A/id.72/.f;jsessionid=ac112b781f4344a3382209fe4a38844ba4f41c737b58
It words great for me, you can connect it to a wired hub or a wireless access point.
I use it with a wireless router; so I can hard wire my desktop and use wireless on my laptop.
johnallg
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March 3rd, 2004 00:00