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    Access point help!

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by camel_456, Aug 26, 2006.

  1. camel_456

    camel_456 Notebook Consultant

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    My current situation is this: I have a laptop and a desktop in my bedroom connected wirelessly to a wireless router in the living room. Sometimes when I work on laptops that have no wireless internet, it is a pain to have to go downstairs and plug the laptop into the router in the living room. I think I need an access point but I am not sure! I don’t really know what they do. I need a device that I can have in my room that will grab the wireless connection and output it to an Ethernet cable so I can plug it into no wireless laptops, does this make sense?? lol, I don’t know if anything like that exists, or if its staring my in the face. please help!
     
    camel_456, Aug 26, 2006
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  2. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    You can use any wireless router as an access point, or you can purchase a wireless access point. I would stick with the same manufacturer to keep things relatively simple.
     
    kegobeer, Aug 26, 2006
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    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    You already have a wireless access point. you could buy a cheap usb wifi adapter to connect wirelessly, or you could use a crossover cable and connect directly to the desktops NIC and share the wireless connection. I would go for a USB adapter as its much easier.

    Why do you have alot of laptops coming in? LAN parties or just friend coming over? You could also run a wire up to your room to a switch so the non wifi laptops can have access.
     
    Thaenatos, Aug 28, 2006
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