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17 Aug 2006 7:24 AM
wendy
i have a desktop computer at home with a dsl box for the internet, i just
brought a
dell note book. i was wondering how can i hook up both of them to the dsl
box if
any one can help me with this problem i would appericate it.

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17 Aug 2006 10:58 AM
Malke
wendy wrote:

> i have a desktop computer at home with a dsl box for the internet, i just
> brought a
> dell note book. i was wondering how can i hook up both of them to the dsl
> box if
> any one can help me with this problem i would appericate it.

Buy a wireless router. Then you can share your Internet connection and make
a local area network (lan) to share files/printers between your computers.
Here are some links to help you:

You don't need to buy Linksys of course, but there is a lot of useful basic
information here:
Linksys Learning Center - http://tinyurl.com/8ka4w

Wireless - Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
Wireless - Basic Security -  http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
Tom's Hardware Wireless Security FAQs
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2006/06/30/wireless_faq_security/index.html

http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-network-setup-wizard-in-windows.html
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/#NetworkingSecurity

Malke
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