Wireless - Look here! File & Printer Sharing too

espresso

Google is your friend!

tigermatt

Thanks Fran!

Toxteth_OGrady

intel wrote:

Nice one Fran at leat (Hopefully) people will look here first instead
of posting the same old wireless issues each day on the Techie forum.

:T :T :T

ahhhh, would that it were, would that it were! Sigh.

:cool:

TOG

andrewmoorcroft

I've got agreement to use my neighbours wireless connection for broadband. I've got a dongle type adaptor but the signal is low so i've put it out the window on a USB lead. What can i do to make my dongle/aerial pick up the signal better? With TV aerials you can get higher dB gains and amplifiers etc. What can be done to make the best wireless aerial assuming it's already in its best position?

iwanttosave_2

Hi thought I'd post here so I didn't get told off again:rolleyes:

I have a wireless ready lappy and PC (not sure if wireless ready but has an option on CP to set one up) don't mind having to wire PC to router but want the lappy wireless.

I am wanting to buy this one here

Can you tell me if its all I need or do I have to buy anything else to set it up the way I want it?

thanks

albertross_2

If you have a BT line, not cable, that should do the job.

Check that you have either an ethernet network card, or wireless network card in the PC..

iwanttosave_2

yeah its a BT, sorry forgot to mention that bit.


not a clue how to check for the card, but can I just connect the PC via a wire?

albertross_2

The ethernet card is for a wired connection, the socket for the cable looks like a modem connector, but a bit bigger. Most PC's will have one.

iwanttosave_2

it has got an ethernet connetion socket if thats what you mean.

cmallaby

Took me 9 months to finally get my wireless working to realise how stupidly simple it was.

It cost me £70 from PCWorld i hate myself for buying from there they suck, but i bought my PC there and it looked interesting so i just got it.

Everything is simply detectable, you can't go wrong!