aol broadband

millwalll

hi can anyone give me some advice me and my sister have both got wirless laptops but the problem is we have to take it in turns to use the net is there anyway we can both use the net at the same time ?

albertross_2

wireless adsl router.. e.g. netgear dg834g -- see wireless sticky thread

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopSearch.asp?CategoryID=80

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=2471408&postcount=37

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=2471410&postcount=38

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=121274

millwalll

hi had quick look cant really see whatim looking for tho i got both laptops set up to connect to aol but only one can go on at a time do i need to upgrade to aol gold or platium so we can both log on aol at the same time

espresso

millwalll wrote:

hi had quick look cant really see whatim looking for tho i got both laptops set up to connect to aol but only one can go on at a time do i need to upgrade to aol gold or platium so we can both log on aol at the same time

Have you got an ADSL wireless router then?

millwalll

yeah got adsl wirless router is a bt voyager 2100

espresso

so how have you configured it? What happens when the 2nd PC tries to use the internet?

millwalll

basically what ive done isinstalled aol on her laptop and on mine and then set it up to connect direct to the internet if im on the net she cant go on as with aol u can only have one screan name on at a time and im connect to aol so wont let her on if that makes sense

espresso

millwalll wrote:

basically what ive done isinstalled aol on her laptop and on mine and then set it up to connect direct to the internet if im on the net she cant go on as with aol u can only have one screan name on at a time and im connect to aol so wont let her on if that makes sense

You should not have installed AOL on both machines, in fact you don't need to install it on any machine when using a router as the router establishes the connection rather than the PC.

Someone else who uses AOL may be able to advise the best thing that you can do but the best thing about using a router on AOL is that you don't have to install the AOL nanny wear on your system.

You should simply enter your login/password details into the router and then connect via wireless and not use the AOL software on the PC's

HTH

albertross_2

http://www.aolsvc.co.uk/help/broadband/netgeardg834g.html

section 6 might apply, personally I'd ditch AOL, it's a pain, especially after :

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=240017

millwalll

espresso wrote:

You should not have installed AOL on both machines, in fact you don't need to install it on any machine when using a router as the router establishes the connection rather than the PC.

Someone else who uses AOL may be able to advise the best thing that you can do but the best thing about using a router on AOL is that you don't have to install the AOL nanny wear on your system.

You should simply enter your login/password details into the router and then connect via wireless and not use the AOL software on the PC's

HTH

that what i kinder thought so it would basically be set up as a network so i would use outlook and internet exploria instead of the aol package what should allow us both to go on the internet at the same time so it be a bit like office network just not sure how to do it

espresso

If your router is connected to AOL, try closing down the AOL software and just connect to the router via wireless and use IE as your browser.