Re: How can I wire my network with wireless?

From: YK (YKnot@home.invalid)
Date: 02/15/03


From: "YK" <YKnot@home.invalid>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 17:05:18 GMT

In news:3e4e5b8e_1@news.iprimus.com.au, Anson Zeall typed:
> Dear people,
>
> Here's my current situation:
>
> My home LAN currently exist in 4 places, my room, my bro's room,
> dining room and my mum's room (treat this as a line of rooms):
>
> My room ------- bro's room -------- dining room -------- mum's
> room
>
> My room:
> - a HUB is connected in my room with all 4 LAN lines connected to
> the Hub i.e. with the 3 wires entering through the wall
>
> My computer ----> HUB <----- bro's comp, dining room comp, mum's
> comp (with the 3 lines coming from the wall)
>
> Bro's room:
> - consist of 2 lines (from dining room and mum's room) entering
> through my bro's room (throw the wall as well) and into my bro's wall
> into my room (totalling to 3 lines)
>
> Dining room:
> Acts as a server 'cause the Cable modem is connected to the comp
> in the dining room
>
> Mum's room:
> The computer's lan line just enters all the way into my room.
>
> What I want is to add a wireless network...upon this current
> network so when my friends come over, they can just connect thru to
> the internet with their laptops (using the wireless network). But a
> few things hafta keep in mind:
> 1. the three lines entering into my room cannot be removed
> 2. the two lines entering from the dining room to my bro's room
> cannot be removed
> 3. the cable socket in the dining room cannot be removed.
>
> What things should I buy and how should I wire the stuff?

Look at the SMC Wireless router.
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?sec=Products&pg=Product-Details&prod=253&site=c
It has good reviews.

You will need a wireless NIC for the laptop.



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