Adding Wireless to a network.

Tom1138

Tom1138

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Our house currently has 3 PC's connected together through a ADSL ethernet router. So we can files and all share the same internet. This is all link via cables.

Now I wanted to know (to confirm really) if the follow item

Belkin 802.11g Wireless Client Bridge (as featured on the OCUK site) would allow me to connect it to my router into one of the spare ports and then have my laptop im getting connect via wifi? So i can be in say my lounge or kitchen and connect to the internet.

Basically i want some adapter in my router that allows my Laptop to connect to the current cabled network. This would be much better and cheper than laying down another 10 or so metres of cable.

(I seriously should know this myself being on system support course :rolleyes: )

-tom :D
 
well there is Linksys WET54G Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge on the OCUK website, would this be better than configuring a router to act as just access point?

Bit more expensive than the Belkin, but if you say Belkin aren't good with networking hardware then the price isn't an issue.

Actually looking at the code you suggest its is practically the same device, so thats a 'yes' on that question.
 
For me simpler the better. All it is for me is i don't need to add in another wire and go through the drilling through walls, etc i did last year. Plus it means i can access it all over the house and not decide which room i would use the laptop in most.

other online shops reviews have most people using it as an access point for their playstations, etc. (though i assume the PS2 would have to have wifi adapter seeing it just a rj45 connection).
 
Ok well i will see about the LinkSys. Though i have network design tomorrow in college so i can get my teacher to suggest one too. No doubt he would recommend the same.
 
Yes because i think the top IP is something like 255.255.255.0 so allows 255 different IP's.

Though i doubt you will have 255 computers attached to your home network, thats a lot of switches/hubs and very slow-downed router :P

But yeah up to 10 and its ok.
 
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