wireess with PCI modem??

6 Apr 2005 10:22 AM

Goldmeier

I have a computer connected to the internet with ADSL. I want to buy another
computer for a different part of the house and would like to share the
internet connection. Obviously I want to do it wireless...
My computer has an internal PCI ADSL modem. I am not sure what I need to get
to make this work.. Can a wireless router connect to an internal PCI modem?
Do I need to get a new usb modem to replace the internal?

I would get 2 usb wireless NICs, one for each computer. It is the router
that I am not sure about. All the web sites explaining how to set it up
refer to usb modems. Mine is PCI, so I am unsure of how it will work..

Please advise.
Thanks
Rafi

6 Apr 2005 7:23 PM

Mark McIntyre

On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 13:22:43 +0300, in alt.internet.wireless ,

"Goldmeier" <gldme***@actcom.co.il> wrote:

>My computer has an internal PCI ADSL modem. I am not sure what I need to get
>to make this work.. Can a wireless router connect to an internal PCI modem?

I'm not aware of ANY wireless router to which you can add a PCI modem.
The simplest is to use your PC with the modem as an internet gateway.

You'd need to put a wireless card of some sort into each PC- USB would
be fine. You don't need a wireless router, tho it'd be easier to do it
with one.

Then, assuming both machine are running Windows XP or 2K (you don't
mention), you simply need to set up Internet Connection Sharing (ICS),
which is built into the OS. if not on XP/2K, you can buy proxy
software such as Wingate which does the same thing.

>Do I need to get a new usb modem to replace the internal?

That also won't fit very many routers. If you want to go this route
then buy a router with builtin ADSL modem.

>I would get 2 usb wireless NICs, one for each computer.

Thats fine.

--
Mark McIntyre
CLC FAQ <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html>
CLC readme: <http://www.ungerhu.com/jxh/clc.welcome.txt>

7 Apr 2005 8:35 AM

goldmeier

Thanks. Yes I am using win2k and the new computer would be XP.
There are so many ways to do this (i.e. access point, routers, cards
with IPs set, etc..) that it gets confusing.
Thanks for your help..

Mark McIntyre wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 13:22:43 +0300, in alt.internet.wireless ,
> "Goldmeier" <gldme***@actcom.co.il> wrote:
>
>
> >My computer has an internal PCI ADSL modem. I am not sure what I

need to get
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> >to make this work.. Can a wireless router connect to an internal PCI
modem?
>
> I'm not aware of ANY wireless router to which you can add a PCI
modem.
> The simplest is to use your PC with the modem as an internet gateway.

>
> You'd need to put a wireless card of some sort into each PC- USB
would
> be fine. You don't need a wireless router, tho it'd be easier to do
it
> with one.
>
> Then, assuming both machine are running Windows XP or 2K (you don't
> mention), you simply need to set up Internet Connection Sharing
(ICS),
> which is built into the OS. if not on XP/2K, you can buy proxy
> software such as Wingate which does the same thing.
>
> >Do I need to get a new usb modem to replace the internal?
>
> That also won't fit very many routers. If you want to go this route
> then buy a router with builtin ADSL modem.
>
> >I would get 2 usb wireless NICs, one for each computer.
>
> Thats fine.
>
>
> --
> Mark McIntyre
> CLC FAQ <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html>
> CLC readme: <http://www.ungerhu.com/jxh/clc.welcome.txt>

7 Apr 2005 11:17 AM

Mark McIntyre

On 7 Apr 2005 01:35:25 -0700, in alt.internet.wireless ,
goldme***@gmail.com wrote:

>Thanks. Yes I am using win2k and the new computer would be XP.
>There are so many ways to do this (i.e. access point, routers, cards
>with IPs set, etc..) that it gets confusing.

Simplest and most robust but possibly more costly way:

two wireless cards, one for each PC, and one wireless router with
builtin ADSL modem. Abandon the PCI modem, you don't need it any more.
This will more-or-less work 'out of the box'.

Cheapest way but requires mch with modem to be on all the time:

Two wireless cards, one for each PC, set up an 'ad hoc' wireless
network between the two and use ICS to share the internet. This is
trickier to set up - i always had problems setting up an ad-hoc
wireless network.

Remember in either case to enable wireless security (WPA if possible,
128-bit WEP if all else fails), and to install personal firewalls and
virus scanners on both machines.

--
Mark McIntyre
CLC FAQ <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html>
CLC readme: <http://www.ungerhu.com/jxh/clc.welcome.txt>

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