wireless networking,- How do i get a gateway, and do i nee..

crastell wrote:
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> thanx for the info, whether it helps or not

In the future - a few suggestions for posting on a newsgroup...

- Do not JUST put your question in the subject line.
- Give more details. (For example, here the type of Internet Connection you
have would be useful.)
- Don't use your real email address. (without munging it.)

Now - to answer your question - the cheapest and easiest thing to do is go
to your local computer store and buy a wireless router. They should cost
anywhere from $20-$100 and offer you wireless as well as wired connectivity.

Unplug (from power) all of your Internet and computing equipment.
Plug in the modem (cable/dsl) first. Let it "settle down".
Now connect its ethernet cable to your new router and power it up. Read the
manual on its setup.
Connect your computer to the router (wireless or wired - I would suggest
wired at least for the setup of the router) and configure the router.
Use.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

From the subject I assume you're talking about the 'Internet Gateway' that
appears in the Network Connections window for some routers.

You do not 'need' the internet gateway. I did some looking in to this some
time ago and found that it's only installed when you are connected to a
plug-and-play router that supports the 'Internet Gateway' and as far as I can
see doesn't really offer you anything you need that you don't get by simply
setting up a standard router and providing the gateway address (when setting
up your IP address on your client machines).

Hope this helps.

- Kurt

"WTC" wrote:

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> > thanx for the info, whether it helps or not
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> How to ask a question
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> William Crawford
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Thank you for the tip on how to properly post a message. That was a big help!

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> crastell wrote:
> >
> > --
> > thanx for the info, whether it helps or not
>
> In the future - a few suggestions for posting on a newsgroup...
>
> - Do not JUST put your question in the subject line.
> - Give more details. (For example, here the type of Internet Connection you
> have would be useful.)
> - Don't use your real email address. (without munging it.)
>
> Now - to answer your question - the cheapest and easiest thing to do is go
> to your local computer store and buy a wireless router. They should cost
> anywhere from $20-$100 and offer you wireless as well as wired connectivity.
>
> Unplug (from power) all of your Internet and computing equipment.
> Plug in the modem (cable/dsl) first. Let it "settle down".
> Now connect its ethernet cable to your new router and power it up. Read the
> manual on its setup.
> Connect your computer to the router (wireless or wired - I would suggest
> wired at least for the setup of the router) and configure the router.
> Use.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>