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Question on going Wireless...

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  • 25-08-2008 5:11am
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    macgowan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭


    Don't know anything about this stuff...

    Have an Ethernet broadband connection at home with a Netopia Cayman 3300 Series, want to enable wireless access for new laptop.

    What needs to be bought?? And at what cost? And is it as simple as just buying a piece of hardware? Where?

    Thanks.


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    Agent Smith
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    Basicly, you will need something Like this

    Assuming your new laptop has Wireless (i'd be very surprised if it didnt)

    You would need to have a following set up

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    please excuse the ****e drawing, its 5:45am

    The Modem would have to be connected to your new Wireless router, then you connect to the new router via eathernet (at first) to set up the wireless.

    once the wireless is set up, you would then have to connect with your wireless enabled laptop.


    Bob's your uncle!


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    Steven
    Registered Users Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭Steven


    Agent Smith's excellent diagram shows you everything you need there, but I think the cayman 3300 has everything you need in a dsl modem and wireless router, so no additional hardware needs to be purchased unless your laptop doesn't already have built-in wireless capability.


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    macgowan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭macgowan


    Steven wrote: »
    Agent Smith's excellent diagram shows you everything you need there, but I think the cayman 3300 has everything you need in a dsl modem and wireless router, so no additional hardware needs to be purchased unless your laptop doesn't already have built-in wireless capability.


    Wait so are you saying I don't even have to buy one of those things that Agent Smith linked to?? The Cayman has one included in it?

    And if not, how much roughly would one of those things cost in a shop? Laptop has all the necessary stuff, I believe... Dell Studio.

    And nice diagram Agent Smith, by the way!


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