Jas
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Registered: 13th Oct 04
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i have broadband on the family computer and i want it on my laptop upstairs..
how could i do this...
p.s i have a phone line outside my bedroom as well as downstairs...
my house is 3 stories high so cable running could be a prob
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
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you need a modem and internet connection that allows it for starters
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diddon
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Registered: 23rd Apr 02
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router and a network card I think
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MarkW
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Wireless router and wireless card.... netgear or d-link are best to go for from here... http://www.microdirect.co.uk
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Jas
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im actualy using my laptop now downstairs so its ready for broadband...
so all i need is wireless router and card yeah?
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diddon
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Are you on Aol, as you might need a different router as AOL are funny
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Jas
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yer aol....
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Kerry
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like i said you need to check you provider allows you to have 2 connections first
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Ant
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Registered: 12th May 02
Location: Hereford and Worcester
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aol is fine with the netgear DG834G router there is just one setting you need to change.
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
like i said you need to check you provider allows you to have 2 connections first
why? make no sense, any connection CAN be split. you dont have to go wireless btw, more expensive and a bit slower, but saves drilling holes 
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
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well i couldnt have 2 connections with my isp til i upgraded the line 
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iceman
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quote:
Originally posted by Jason2004
i have broadband on the family computer and i want it on my laptop upstairs..
how could i do this...
p.s i have a phone line outside my bedroom as well as downstairs...
my house is 3 stories high so cable running could be a prob
get a wireless router matey and use the wireless card on the laptop i gave you. I would reccommend Linksys WAG54G. I've got 1 at home works very well.
You could hard wire the home desktop and use the wireless for your lappy
[Edited on 04-05-2005 by iceman]
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Ant
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Registered: 12th May 02
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You only need one connection, router to adsl or whatever then connect router to other devices.
[Edited on 04-05-2005 by aritchie]
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RKS
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Registered: 2nd Mar 04
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quote:
Originally posted by RussSxi
quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
like i said you need to check you provider allows you to have 2 connections first
why? make no sense, any connection CAN be split. you dont have to go wireless btw, more expensive and a bit slower, but saves drilling holes
it wont be slower for internet access, broadband will be 2MBps max and the slowest wireless you can get these days is 11MBps okay in terms of networks but you wont notice a difference on the internet
anyway
AOL will let you use several computers,
You have 2 options really. just get any router and wireless card and configure it all yourself (this is the techie persons option!!!)
if you arent really techie ring AOL and tell them what your doing... they will suggest a netgear router.... get the router they suggest as they will be able to help your configure it and also get a netgear wireless card for your laptop.
you may also need to put a network card into your family PC depends on if it currently has a network card as your current PC
just make sure you encrypt your wireless LAN because next door will be able to use your internet and possibly hack your laptop or PC
or if you dont wanna go down the wireless route, get a standard adsl router and run a network cable to your family PC and also run a cable upstairs into your room, would be cheeper but wireless would better
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
well i couldnt have 2 connections with my isp til i upgraded the line
did they tell you that?
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by --Rikki--
quote:
Originally posted by RussSxi
quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
like i said you need to check you provider allows you to have 2 connections first
why? make no sense, any connection CAN be split. you dont have to go wireless btw, more expensive and a bit slower, but saves drilling holes
it wont be slower for internet access, broadband will be 2MBps max and the slowest wireless you can get these days is 11MBps okay in terms of networks but you wont notice a difference on the internet
sorry shoulda said, wan will be normal but lan will be slower than using wires
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Mistamist
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
Location: Gillingham, Kent
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try this it will tell you everything you will need http://web.belkin.com/config/network2/index0.asp?catid=6
but off the top of my head you could get a ADSL Modem with Wireless Router, a wireless Card for your laptop and connect the desktop with CAT5 cable to the router and then to the phoneline.
same setup as me actually
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Bern_2oo5
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Registered: 6th Apr 05
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I've got a laptop and 2 pc's on 2mb connection and the speed is still the same. 
Mines the belkin router and network cards theyre pretty good.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
well i couldnt have 2 connections with my isp til i upgraded the line
They were taking the piss. Well not technically. It might very well be in the t&c's that you can't use more than one computer. That doesn't mean you can't though.
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RKS
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Registered: 2nd Mar 04
Location: Gloucestershire UK
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its not advisable to do tho, they will be able to tell, when i spoke 2 an isp once they told me what router I had in place! they can actually go back down the line!
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