laptop wireless broadband

[ben88]

i know this is completely off the sublect of fising but i have been thinking of upgrading my desktop to a lap top and would like to know if any of you know anything about getting wirless internet, so that i could theoreticaly accesses anglers net from the bankside for example.

[Chippy]

Yep a little. I've got both my desktop and lappy wirelessly connected to a wireless router which also can act as a wireless print server for the lappy providing the desktop is switched on too.

[Chippy]

Ah, just read the other bit - unlikely unless you go for a wireless GSM type card for your mobile network - very expensive I believe!

[Newt]

http://www.wsdmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/6.../6536/6536.html

[MickJ]

Originaly posted by: Chippy

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Yep a little. I've got both my desktop and lappy wirelessly connected to a wireless router which also can act as a wireless print server for the lappy providing the desktop is switched on too.

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If I bought a combined wireless router/broadand modem and hooked it up to the PC on a 10/100 wired LAN.

 

Could I acces the Internet on a Laptop or other PC wirelessly without the PC being switched on?

[chesters1]

you cant upgrade a p.c to a laptop :confused: laptops are obselete before their made ,try upgrading the processor ,video card etc etc easy in a desktop

 

[ 12. August 2004, 09:34 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

[ben88]

no its my friend has brought a laptop and he wants to know if he can get online from anywhere. without a dektop, maybe with one of these card thingy that are todo with your mobile

[Newt]

MickJ:

If I bought a combined wireless  router/broadand modem and hooked it up to the PC on a 10/100 wired LAN.

 

Could I acces the Internet on a Laptop or other PC wirelessly without the PC being switched on?

If I understand your question then yes. The router handles the traffic so if it is powered on and connected, neither PC is using the other one to reach the internet.

 

And if chippy had his printer connected to router via a 'print server' then it would work with either PC without the other PC being on.

[ben88]

confused

[Gillies]

A number of Mobile phones have built in modems - I often connnect to the Internet when I'm out and about through an Infa-Red connection between the mobile phone and the laptop - or more often my ipaq pda.

 

Have sat with pda at side of a loch one Saturday a couple of weeks back browsing the Internet, and talking to pals in the US with Instant Messenger.

 

Gillies

 

[ 13. August 2004, 12:08 AM: Message edited by: Gillies ]