how to network laptop with wifi to existing pc and printer and DSL

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I am confused by all the new technology. Sorry if my questions are too
basic. I have 3 year old pc (without WiFi), printer (without network
card) and a netgear router (NOT wireless). I have a dsl connection. I
want to get rid of the ugly cables. But none of the existing equipment
have WiFi or bluetooth. I am going to buy a laptop with WiFi.

1) What equipment do I need to share the internet on a WiFi enabled
laptop?
2) Does the laptop need to have bluetooth?
3) What equipment do I need to buy to turn everything cableless
(printer, pc, laptop)

I would like to still use the existing netgear router if possible.

Finally how do I connect everything.

Thanks.
 
newtotech said:
I am confused by all the new technology. Sorry if my questions are too
basic. I have 3 year old pc (without WiFi), printer (without network
card) and a netgear router (NOT wireless). I have a dsl connection. I
want to get rid of the ugly cables. But none of the existing equipment
have WiFi or bluetooth. I am going to buy a laptop with WiFi.

1) What equipment do I need to share the internet on a WiFi enabled
laptop?
2) Does the laptop need to have bluetooth?
3) What equipment do I need to buy to turn everything cableless
(printer, pc, laptop)

I would like to still use the existing netgear router if possible.

Finally how do I connect everything.

Thanks.
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All you will need is a wireless router with wired ports and you will be
in business. Well, you need to verify wireless protocol 802.11-b or -g
for the router to match the laptop, probably -b. Bluetooth is a very
short range radio standard for cell phone, pda, keyboard, etc., to
laptop (or similar). Bluetooth is not necessary for your current
purpose.

Q
 
newtotech said:
I am confused by all the new technology. Sorry if my questions are too
basic. I have 3 year old pc (without WiFi), printer (without network
card) and a netgear router (NOT wireless). I have a dsl connection. I
want to get rid of the ugly cables. But none of the existing equipment
have WiFi or bluetooth. I am going to buy a laptop with WiFi.

1) What equipment do I need to share the internet on a WiFi enabled
laptop?
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If you have DSL, then you have a modem with an Ethernet connection (RJ45
plug, cat5 cable). You need a wifi router. Since most wifi routers also have
multiple Ethernet ports, your Netgear router is now redundant. To connect
your printer, you will want wifi router with a parallel port (or USB, if
your printer is so connected). You will need a wifi adapter for your pc.
 
On 28 Nov 2003 15:14:51 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless ,
I am confused by all the new technology. Sorry if my questions are too
basic. I have 3 year old pc (without WiFi), printer (without network
card) and a netgear router (NOT wireless). I have a dsl connection. I
want to get rid of the ugly cables. But none of the existing equipment
have WiFi or bluetooth. I am going to buy a laptop with WiFi.
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A wireless ethernet PCI card for the PC
A wireless router or AP
some CAT5 cable.
if you want the printer not connected to your PC, a wireless print
server

plug the wireless router/AP into one of the ports of your netgear.
plug the PCI card into the PC.
Configure the PC and the laptop to talk to the wireless router/AP
plug the printer into the PC, and share it. OR
use the wireless print server

Try
http://www.homenethelp.com/
under the internet sharing and computer networking menus

Mark McIntyre
 
Thanks for all your replies !!! Eventually I want to get rid of all
the cables (printer cable) and also share information with PDA and
Cell. I am looking around to see if there are bluetooth adapters for
my existing printer hp laserjet (for which I spent lot of money when i
bought it) and pc and make them communicate within the house.
 
I am similar to you . . . I've had DSL and a Netgear router for 2 years, but
a couple of 50 ft blue cables running down the halls to my son's room and
wherever a laptop is used.

But yesterday I bought a Belkin wireless router at Circuit City for $79 with
$70 rebate. It has the same 4 ports as the old router plus it can do
wireless too. I'm sitting right next to it, so still connected to it by
wire, but can add a wireless card to new computers we add and avoid the
cables down the halls.
It seemed worth a try, and so far, so good. It was an easy installation and
it is working.
Nan
 
That's the way to do it, and on Friday you could get that router at both
Circuit City and Staples for $9.95 after rebate, or the D-Link model at
Best Buy for $19.95. I bought $600 worth of stuff on Friday morning,
for $900 with $800 in rebates (including, by the way, one D-Link
wireless router and one Belkin wireless router). It took me 14 hours to
process about 30 rebates (yes, a real pain in the ass). And yes, I do
expect to actually get the rebates (already in the mail), I keep close
and detailed records, copies of absolutely everything, done
meticulously, and I get virtually all of them (only miss one or two a
year out of probably 100-150 rebates per year -- you do have to make a
followup phone call on a few of them, about 5%).
 
One rebate offer per household. I hope you used all different addresses. How
are you going to get your rebates from your neighbour's mailboxes?
 
No, No, you don't understand.

I only bought one of each product -- one D-Link router, one Belkin
router (and one each of about 30 other products). The "one per
household" rule is not violated.

If you think that it was, then YOU do not understand how these work.
 
No! I don't understand why...LOL

Barry Watzman said:
No, No, you don't understand.

I only bought one of each product -- one D-Link router, one Belkin
router (and one each of about 30 other products). The "one per
household" rule is not violated.

If you think that it was, then YOU do not understand how these work.
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newtotech said:
Thanks for all your replies !!! Eventually I want to get rid of all
the cables (printer cable) and also share information with PDA and
Cell. I am looking around to see if there are bluetooth adapters for
my existing printer hp laserjet (for which I spent lot of money when i
bought it) and pc and make them communicate within the house.
Click to expand...

I have never seen a bluetooth print server, although there might be one
out there. Wireless and wired print servers are sold by most of the
major networking vendors in both -b and -g modes and are about $100 for
a single printer port.

Q
 
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