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From: Ami on 26 Feb 2006 10:37 Hi, I hope you can help me avoid any problems! Here comes my new HP Pavillion Notebook DV5020US. The wireless config. says this: Enhanced wireless: SpeedBooster technology enhances the built-in 802.11g/b wireless, providing improved performance and efficient data transmission. - I got it at Circuit City, which threw in a D-Link Wireless G Router. (Dl-524) I currently have a Hp Pavillion a340n desktop as my home computer and it's hooked to a sprint DSL realtek router RTL8139 that has an ethernet port though i think that's how my current dsl is hooked up. I have had no problems with my dsl connection and would love to keep it that way! I got the laptop mostly for use at home and would like it to be able to access the desktop, but most importantly share the dsl connection. unfortunately, I'm unfamiliar with wireless and probably don't really understand it, so I apologize for any dumb questions. Question #1- is the notebook out of the box compatible with the D-link Router or do I need a wireless adapter (that would be lame)? Question #2- is there any way I can keep the desktop/dsl connection hard wired, so as not to disturb anything? And just the laptop have the wireless connection? Any other tips or advice would be welcome. I would love to hear from others that might have a similar set up. Thanks! Ami
From: Ami on 26 Feb 2006 10:41 "Ami" <amiable(a)nac.net> wrote in message news:4401cb30_1(a)nntp2.nac.net... > Hi, > I hope you can help me avoid any problems! Here comes my new HP Pavillion > Notebook DV5020US. The wireless config. says this: > Enhanced wireless: SpeedBooster technology enhances the built-in 802.11g/b > wireless, providing improved performance and efficient data transmission. > > - I got it at Circuit City, which threw in a D-Link Wireless G Router. > (Dl-524) > > I currently have a Hp Pavillion a340n desktop as my home computer and it's > hooked to a sprint DSL realtek router RTL8139 that has an ethernet port > though i think that's how my current dsl is hooked up. I have had no > problems with my dsl connection and would love to keep it that way! I got > the laptop mostly for use at home and would like it to be able to access > the desktop, but most importantly share the dsl connection. > > unfortunately, I'm unfamiliar with wireless and probably don't really > understand it, so I apologize for any dumb questions. > > Question #1- is the notebook out of the box compatible with the D-link > Router or do I need a wireless adapter (that would be lame)? > > Question #2- is there any way I can keep the desktop/dsl connection hard > wired, so as not to disturb anything? And just the laptop have the > wireless connection? > > Any other tips or advice would be welcome. > > I would love to hear from others that might have a similar set up. > > Thanks! > > Ami Sorry to reply to my own post, but I forgot to mention that the laptop has the turion processor- the D-link G router says it's compatible with Centrino mobile etc. which my computer isn't. An issue or non-issue? Thanks again, Ami
From: Duane Arnold on 26 Feb 2006 11:55 Ami wrote: > "Ami" <amiable(a)nac.net> wrote in message news:4401cb30_1(a)nntp2.nac.net... > >>Hi, >>I hope you can help me avoid any problems! Here comes my new HP Pavillion >>Notebook DV5020US. The wireless config. says this: >>Enhanced wireless: SpeedBooster technology enhances the built-in 802.11g/b >>wireless, providing improved performance and efficient data transmission. >> >>- I got it at Circuit City, which threw in a D-Link Wireless G Router. >>(Dl-524) >> >>I currently have a Hp Pavillion a340n desktop as my home computer and it's >>hooked to a sprint DSL realtek router RTL8139 that has an ethernet port >>though i think that's how my current dsl is hooked up. I have had no >>problems with my dsl connection and would love to keep it that way! I got >>the laptop mostly for use at home and would like it to be able to access >>the desktop, but most importantly share the dsl connection. >> >>unfortunately, I'm unfamiliar with wireless and probably don't really >>understand it, so I apologize for any dumb questions. >> >>Question #1- is the notebook out of the box compatible with the D-link >>Router or do I need a wireless adapter (that would be lame)? If the laptop already has a wireless NIC or Network Interface card in it, then it's a matter of you configuring the router and the wireless NIC so that they can communicate with each other. >> >>Question #2- is there any way I can keep the desktop/dsl connection hard >>wired, so as not to disturb anything? And just the laptop have the >>wireless connection? What you should have gotten was a standalone WAP a Wireless Access Point and not the wireless router. The WAP will allow you to plug it into the wire router that you already have so that wired and wireless computers can use the router to access the Internet and share resources between the wired and wireless computers. >> >>Any other tips or advice would be welcome. http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/wireless/a/aa112203_2.htm >> >>I would love to hear from others that might have a similar set up. > Sorry to reply to my own post, but I forgot to mention that the laptop has > the turion processor- the D-link G router says it's compatible with Centrino > mobile etc. which my computer isn't. An issue or non-issue? > It should work. You can also convert your router into just being a wire/wireless AP switch by disabling the DHCP server and plugging it into a LAN port on the router and it will become just a switch for wire or wireless like what is being talked about in the link. http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-hubs-and-switches.asp Maybe, you should return the router and get a standalone WAP a bridging device that allows you do combine the two networks of wire and wireless with the wired router as the gateway device for the LAN and WAN. There are other Home Networking Topics in the link above. Duane :)
From: Ami on 26 Feb 2006 20:30 "Duane Arnold" <NotMe(a)NotMe.com> wrote in message news:g4lMf.4405$5M6.569(a)newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net... > Ami wrote: >> "Ami" <amiable(a)nac.net> wrote in message news:4401cb30_1(a)nntp2.nac.net... >> >>>Hi, >>>I hope you can help me avoid any problems! Here comes my new HP >>>Pavillion Notebook DV5020US. The wireless config. says this: >>>Enhanced wireless: SpeedBooster technology enhances the built-in >>>802.11g/b wireless, providing improved performance and efficient data >>>transmission. >>> >>>- I got it at Circuit City, which threw in a D-Link Wireless G Router. >>>(Dl-524) >>> >>>I currently have a Hp Pavillion a340n desktop as my home computer and >>>it's hooked to a sprint DSL realtek router RTL8139 that has an ethernet >>>port though i think that's how my current dsl is hooked up. I have had >>>no problems with my dsl connection and would love to keep it that way! I >>>got the laptop mostly for use at home and would like it to be able to >>>access the desktop, but most importantly share the dsl connection. >>> >>>unfortunately, I'm unfamiliar with wireless and probably don't really >>>understand it, so I apologize for any dumb questions. >>> >>>Question #1- is the notebook out of the box compatible with the D-link >>>Router or do I need a wireless adapter (that would be lame)? > > If the laptop already has a wireless NIC or Network Interface card in it, > then it's a matter of you configuring the router and the wireless NIC so > that they can communicate with each other. >>> >>>Question #2- is there any way I can keep the desktop/dsl connection hard >>>wired, so as not to disturb anything? And just the laptop have the >>>wireless connection? > > What you should have gotten was a standalone WAP a Wireless Access Point > and not the wireless router. The WAP will allow you to plug it into the > wire router that you already have so that wired and wireless computers can > use the router to access the Internet and share resources between the > wired and wireless computers. >>> >>>Any other tips or advice would be welcome. > > http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/wireless/a/aa112203_2.htm > >>> >>>I would love to hear from others that might have a similar set up. > >> Sorry to reply to my own post, but I forgot to mention that the laptop >> has the turion processor- the D-link G router says it's compatible with >> Centrino mobile etc. which my computer isn't. An issue or non-issue? >> > > It should work. > > You can also convert your router into just being a wire/wireless AP switch > by disabling the DHCP server and plugging it into a LAN port on the router > and it will become just a switch for wire or wireless like what is being > talked about in the link. > > http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-hubs-and-switches.asp > > Maybe, you should return the router and get a standalone WAP a bridging > device that allows you do combine the two networks of wire and wireless > with the wired router as the gateway device for the LAN and WAN. > > There are other Home Networking Topics in the link above. > > Duane :) > Yes, from looking up the specs. the WAP is the exact thing for me. It looks like it shouldn't mess with my current system at all and that's really, really great. The d-link g router sounded like it wasn't consistant, and I need at least one computer to be there for me. Many thanks for pointing me exactly where I needed to go and for the helpful articles. Ami (a little less frightened in NJ)
From: Eric on 26 Feb 2006 22:12
"Ami" <amiable(a)nac.net> wrote in message news:4401cb30_1(a)nntp2.nac.net... > Hi, > I hope you can help me avoid any problems! Here comes my new HP Pavillion > Notebook DV5020US. The wireless config. says this: > Enhanced wireless: SpeedBooster technology enhances the built-in 802.11g/b > wireless, providing improved performance and efficient data transmission. > > - I got it at Circuit City, which threw in a D-Link Wireless G Router. > (Dl-524) > > I currently have a Hp Pavillion a340n desktop as my home computer and it's > hooked to a sprint DSL realtek router RTL8139 that has an ethernet port > though i think that's how my current dsl is hooked up. I have had no > problems with my dsl connection and would love to keep it that way! I got > the laptop mostly for use at home and would like it to be able to access the > desktop, but most importantly share the dsl connection. > > unfortunately, I'm unfamiliar with wireless and probably don't really > understand it, so I apologize for any dumb questions. > > Question #1- is the notebook out of the box compatible with the D-link > Router or do I need a wireless adapter (that would be lame)? > > Question #2- is there any way I can keep the desktop/dsl connection hard > wired, so as not to disturb anything? And just the laptop have the wireless > connection? > > Any other tips or advice would be welcome. > > I would love to hear from others that might have a similar set up. > > Thanks! > > Ami You are good to go everywhere! You laptop has built-in wireless. You got yourself a wireless router. Your desktop, that you want to remain hard wired, has an ethernet port. You don't need anything else. Plug your DSL modem into the DLink's WAN port, plug the desktop into one of the DLink's LAN ports, change the default SSID, turn on WPA and choose a key, and all that is left is just config'ing your laptop wireless client. (Ya sure the DSL box is "router" and not just a "modem" though? If it is a "router", then either the DSL box's or the DLink router's DHCP should be disabled. Be best to disable the DSL box's DHCP, if it is a "router".) Its all much more straight forward than you might be making it out to be. Just remember, wireless (for what you are doing, a very simple home net) is basically just a subsitute (at hardware level) for ethernet -- nothing more, nothing less! |