new to wireless

[mireland]

could someone point me in the right direction to set up a wireless connection to share a dsl modem connection..I've did a search and came up with some stuff, but I thought one of you experts could give me some advice...basicly I am taking an existing dsl set up and connecting it to a wireless router so I can share the internet with another computer that's on the other side of the building.... :t

[nchan10111]

that sounds doable. How far is the other building from the wireless router. if its more then 50 feet, you might need a wireless Access Point. even if you many AP the speed will still drop a little. the best thing is extend the wired connection from a Router as far as possible towards the other building then add a wireless AP.

[mireland]

that sounds doable. How far is the other building from the wireless router. if its more then 50 feet, you might need a wireless Access Point. even if you many AP the speed will still drop a little. the best thing is extend the wired connection from a Router as far as possible towards the other building then add a wireless AP.

the other computer is in the same building, but about 100ft or so in another room..God I hope I don't need a WAP..cuz the people who think they want this, didn't purchase that..LOL :eek:

[RamonGTP]

100' is pretty far, especially if it needs to go through walls/glass. There are a few things you can do short of getting an AP if the signal isn't strong enough, such as getting a better antenna for the router. If the wireless is only going to be used in one specific office, i'd recommend getting a directional antenna pointing in that vacinity. You can go a step further and install a higher gain antenna on the wireless card as well. If they're using laptops, then this obviously wouldn't be feezable.

As far as setting the router up, if they're on DSL, they're most likely using a PPPoE connection which requires a username/password. You will need that information and set it up accordingly in the router.

[mireland]

100' is pretty far, especially if it needs to go through walls/glass. There are a few things you can do short of getting an AP if the signal isn't strong enough, such as getting a better antenna for the router. If the wireless is only going to be used in one specific office, i'd recommend getting a directional antenna pointing in that vacinity. You can go a step further and install a higher gain antenna on the wireless card as well. If they're using laptops, then this obviously wouldn't be feezable.

As far as setting the router up, if they're on DSL, they're most likely using a PPPoE connection which requires a username/password. You will need that information and set it up accordingly in the router.


well what I've got for equipment(these people bought it..I have no idea when..hell I didn't even know about this project til about a month ago) are the router and a pci wireless card to install in the pc..I think there are about 2 or 3 walls to go through as well....also do I need to install router software on BOTH pc's??? :t

[cat5e]

Extending Wireless is highly depending on the specific envioroment the following pages describe the basic methods to Extend Entry Level Wireless, you would have to choose the one that fit your environment.

Link to: Extending the Distance of Entry Level Wireless Network. (http://www.ezlan.net/Distance.html)

Link to: Wirelessly Bridging Home / SOHO Network. (http://www.ezlan.net/bridging.html)

Link to: Hi Gain Antenna for Entry Level Wireless. (http://www.ezlan.net/antennae.html)

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[RamonGTP]

well what I've got for equipment(these people bought it..I have no idea when..hell I didn't even know about this project til about a month ago) are the router and a pci wireless card to install in the pc..I think there are about 2 or 3 walls to go through as well....also do I need to install router software on BOTH pc's??? :t


What kind of router is it? Most don't require any software at all, you configure them via a web browser. Most run on an internal address of 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1

[mireland]

What kind of router is it? Most don't require any software at all, you configure them via a web browser. Most run on an internal address of 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1


it is a linksys router... :t

[Midknyte]

you need to see if you are getting an IP from the router. run cmd then ipconfig. you would have an IP of 192.168.1.x. the default linksys router IP is 192.168.1.1

[RamonGTP]

And no need to install router software on any machine... All you need to install are the drivers for the wireless adapter card. Then go to a machine hooked up to the router, open up IE (or your browser of choice) type in http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar. You will probably be asked for a username/password. Leave username black and for password, type "admin" without the quotes. I believe that is the default login for linksys routers.

[mireland]

And no need to install router software on any machine... All you need to install are the drivers for the wireless adapter card. Then go to a machine hooked up to the router, open up IE (or your browser of choice) type in http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar. You will probably be asked for a username/password. Leave username black and for password, type "admin" without the quotes. I believe that is the default login for linksys routers.

ahh yes..I finally got to read part of the instructions for this...I talked to quest and they say there is nothing they need to configure at their end...however it said I need to have the nic card on the one machine(the secrataries--NOT the police departments machine) set to dhcp..I suppose that won't be a problem less she's got a hard coded IP address on the machine(it's not my works pc ) :eek:

[RamonGTP]

Yeah, unless there is a reason she needs a static IP, it'll make your life easier if you just set everything to DHCP and let the router handle it.

[mireland]

well..I hooked it up..and wadda know..It WORKED....I think I need to do some teaking as far as security and getting a better signal(If that can be done) :t

[RamonGTP]

Yeah, you definatly don't want to leave the wireless wide open. You will want to atleast have WEP or better yet WPA encryption setup.

[mireland]

Yeah, you definatly don't want to leave the wireless wide open. You will want to atleast have WEP or better yet WPA encryption setup.


well, they don't seem to care...my boss said just make it happen...LOL..my first step was to get it working...I'll start setting the security once they get things figured out..

[Midknyte]

Please have a look here for more info:
Best of Networking (http://www.sysopt.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162273)