Wired and Wireless

6 Apr 2005 2:11 AM

Stuart

Hello,

At the moment I have an ADSL Ethernet 4 port Router.

I use this to connect two PC's to the internet and to each other. It is
a little network with the same workgroup so I can share files and games
and use the internet.

I have two PC's in other rooms.
Can I get a Wireless access point device and plug it in to one of the
spare ports on the ADSL router ?

I have two Wireless NIC's for the other PC's . Will this enable me to
make a network of all four PC'S ? Or will the wireless ones be on a
separate network ? Will the internet go from one port of the ADSL router
to the Wireless Access point and onto the other PC's ?

I dont want to replace the ADSL router because I am of the belief (
maybe mistakenly ) the the wired connection is faster than 54Mps Wireless.

Am I looking at the wrong solution ?

Oh, it is a Microsoft operating system.

Thanks

Stuart

Melbourne , Australia

6 Apr 2005 5:27 AM

Jack (MVP)

Hi
Yes you can plug an Access Point to a regular port on the Router and connect Wirelessly.
Wireless - Basic Configuration: http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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"Stuart" <sg***@tpg.com.au> wrote in message news:4253452a$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>
> Hello,
>
> At the moment I have an ADSL Ethernet 4 port Router.
>
> I use this to connect two PC's to the internet and to each other. It is
> a little network with the same workgroup so I can share files and games
> and use the internet.
>
> I have two PC's in other rooms.
> Can I get a Wireless access point device and plug it in to one of the
> spare ports on the ADSL router ?
>
> I have two Wireless NIC's for the other PC's . Will this enable me to
> make a network of all four PC'S ? Or will the wireless ones be on a
> separate network ? Will the internet go from one port of the ADSL router
> to the Wireless Access point and onto the other PC's ?
>
> I dont want to replace the ADSL router because I am of the belief (
> maybe mistakenly ) the the wired connection is faster than 54Mps Wireless.
>
> Am I looking at the wrong solution ?
>
> Oh, it is a Microsoft operating system.
>
> Thanks
>
> Stuart
>
> Melbourne , Australia
>
>
>
>