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Posted by Joe Soap on March 14, 2008, 3:41 am
Please log in for more thread options I'm kinda new to this wireless stuff and I need a little bit of help setting up my wireless network for File, Internet, print, and DVD sharing on both computers. I am using a laptop and a desktop. I want the desktop to use a USB dongle, and the laptop will use a PCMCIA card. I will not be using a router. This will not be an ad-hoc wireless network. I was told that I need to buy a wireless key. What is it? It must also be encrypted. Both PC's use Windows XP SP2. Please help!!! Thanks Joe Soap | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Bob Willard on March 14, 2008, 6:33 am
Please log in for more thread options DVD R/W sharing is not supported by M$. Check with the vendor of your DVD to see if they happen to have software to support R/W sharing. M$ does support read-only sharing of CD/DVDs If you have cable or DSL access to the 'net, buy a router instead of using ICS. Using a router will allow each PC to concurrently access the 'net, independent of the state of the other. And, a router will supply some firewall security. And a router will mean that you don't need to buy a second IPA from your ISP for simultaneous use. You don't buy a wireless key, you make up your own. With a router, you typically enter a passphrase, and it displays the passkey you use on each PC. -- Cheers, Bob | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by P.Schuman on March 14, 2008, 10:01 pm
Please log in for more thread options Bob Willard wrote:
> Joe Soap wrote:
>> Hi
>> >> I'm kinda new to this wireless stuff and I need a little bit of help >> setting up my wireless network for File, Internet, print, and DVD >> sharing on both computers. I am using a laptop and a desktop. >> >> I want the desktop to use a USB dongle, and the laptop will use a >> PCMCIA card. I will not be using a router. >> >> This will not be an ad-hoc wireless network. >> >> I was told that I need to buy a wireless key. What is it? >> >> It must also be encrypted. >> >> Both PC's use Windows XP SP2. >> >> Please help!!! >> >> Thanks >> >> Joe Soap >
> DVD R/W sharing is not supported by M$. Check with the vendor of your > DVD to see if they happen to have software to support R/W sharing. > M$ does support read-only sharing of CD/DVDs > > If you have cable or DSL access to the 'net, buy a router instead of > using ICS. Using a router will allow each PC to concurrently access > the 'net, independent of the state of the other. And, a router will > supply some firewall security. And a router will mean that you don't > need to buy a second IPA from your ISP for simultaneous use. > > You don't buy a wireless key, you make up your own. With a router, > you typically enter a passphrase, and it displays the passkey you > use on each PC. > -- > Cheers, Bob What is your current setup - for current connection to the Internet ? Where is the desktop & laptop relative to each other - ie for WiFi distance Like the other person said - get a WiFi enabled router There is going to be 2 levels of challenge - #1 - the Network, either wired or WiFi wonder if both computer have Ethernet jacks ? as you could experiment with the Sharing aspect by just cabling them together as a test with a small Ethernet hub (or router), or even a single Ethernet crossover cable. #2 - Microsoft Sharing of files & devices. Even if both systems are running XP/SP2 there can be "issues" that cause problems in the Sharing. I have 2 identical laptops - and one shares nicely, the other never has been able | |||||||||||||||||||
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> I'm kinda new to this wireless stuff and I need a little bit of help
> setting up my wireless network for File, Internet, print, and DVD
> sharing on both computers. I am using a laptop and a desktop.
>
> I want the desktop to use a USB dongle, and the laptop will use a
> PCMCIA card. I will not be using a router.
>
> This will not be an ad-hoc wireless network.
>
> I was told that I need to buy a wireless key. What is it?
>
> It must also be encrypted.
>
> Both PC's use Windows XP SP2.
>
> Please help!!!
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe Soap