Hi all, don't know much about wireless.
My ladyfriend has a laptop, its her only computer. Her internet supplier is comcast cable, and she's had an ethernet cable running from the cable modem.
She remodeled and the only place she wants the computer is quite far from the cable wall plate.
Rather than running cable all over, we went to the compusa and asked if they sold wireless cable modems. They said no, modems plus wireless router in the same box were inherently unreliable, and we should buy a wireless router. The guy claimed that I could set up the network using the only computer in the house, and then unplug and use that computer as a wireless client to the network.
I've tried twice to set it up:
1. plug the ethernet cable between computer and router.
2. Set up network, including setting wep 128bit security
3. unplug ethernet cable
4. provide web security code to her wireless pcmcia card (netgear).
5. nic card sees the wireless network and access internet fine.
reboot
the netgear nic card scans but cannot find a wireless network.
Is the entire idea flawed? Is it possible for a wireless network to work without any hard wired computer present?
thanks for advice.
Bob
My ladyfriend has a laptop, its her only computer. Her internet supplier is comcast cable, and she's had an ethernet cable running from the cable modem.
She remodeled and the only place she wants the computer is quite far from the cable wall plate.
Rather than running cable all over, we went to the compusa and asked if they sold wireless cable modems. They said no, modems plus wireless router in the same box were inherently unreliable, and we should buy a wireless router. The guy claimed that I could set up the network using the only computer in the house, and then unplug and use that computer as a wireless client to the network.
I've tried twice to set it up:
1. plug the ethernet cable between computer and router.
2. Set up network, including setting wep 128bit security
3. unplug ethernet cable
4. provide web security code to her wireless pcmcia card (netgear).
5. nic card sees the wireless network and access internet fine.
reboot
the netgear nic card scans but cannot find a wireless network.
Is the entire idea flawed? Is it possible for a wireless network to work without any hard wired computer present?
thanks for advice.
Bob