I've got my main pc and just got a 2nd hand laptop. I'm using a 10m crossover cable at the mo but wanna go wireless. What do i need to get for both pcs? I know i need an 802.11b pmcia card for my laptop but what else? thx
I'm not up on my wireless networking, but I believe you will need a wireless hub or switch. I could be wrong, but you may need that...
Actually you don't need a wireless router/hub you can get by with just 2 802.11 cards running in Ad-Hoc mode. However your best bet would probably be to get a wireless router and go that way. On a side note if you do purchase a wireless router I'd reccomend staying away from a D-Link 713p and if possible try to pick up an Orinoco system. I just recently replaced my old Lucent (Agere/Orinoco) system with the 713p and a Dlink 650-DWL PCMCIA card and the range is basically unusable. 1 room away with drywall walls and only about 10 meters away and the connection drops to 37% strength whereas the old Orinoco system I could travel throughout the whole house and never drop below 80%. If you can I'd reccomend any Orinoco routers, and either a Cisco or Orinoco Gold card for your laptop. For you PC you could either go with a wireless client for it as well or most routers have at least a 1 port hub you should be able to use to have a wired network.
thx 4 the replys. Any tuorials on the web on how to set them up? I've searched but can only find sites of people actually selling their products thx
Do you know what brand of equipment your getting? Each system is a bit different to set up, but if you know what equipment your getting I should be able to walk you through setting it up.
