using: Windows Vista Home Premium and deskstop PC

I'm currently using dial-up but i'm still planning on getting highspeed with
wireless internet connection to share with my sister and not completely sure
if wireless will work in my configuration. When i had XP installed in network
connections under LAN or High-Speed Internet it has 2 item, Local Area
Connection properties ( Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet Nic) and
I394 wireless option connection (not sure about the name). Ever Since I
installed Windows Vista i now have 1 item listed under LAN or High-Speed
Internet only Local Are Connection properties ( Realtek RTL8139/810x Family
Fast Ethernet Nic) is showing and 1394 wireless option properties is now
missing (not completely sure of the name). Do i need a driver for the
wireless option to show under LAN or High-Speed? or update the Realtek
RTL8139/810 family Fast Ethernet Nic? not complete sure why only 1 item on
Lan or High-speed Internet is show now after Vista was installed.

Hi GT. 1394 networking is not supported in Vista. That's why you're not
seeing it listed there.

Thanks,
Gloria

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Gloria Boyer
Windows User Assistance team
Microsoft Corporation

Can i still setup a highspeed connection with wireless to share connection
with my sister laptop without that?

"Gloria Boyer [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi GT. 1394 networking is not supported in Vista. That's why you're not
seeing it listed there.

Thanks,
Gloria

--
Gloria Boyer
Windows User Assistance team
Microsoft Corporation

Yes..but you won't use the 1394 Firewire option.
The traditionally way to share a hi speed connection in Vista with a remote
machine.
Isp Provides: Cable or DSL Modem(Ethernet preferred instead of USB)
User or ISP Provides: Wireless Router(Vista Compatible with Wan port and at
least 2 lan ports, 4 is common)

User Provides: Network capable pc with network adapter(RJ45 port) and/or
built-in add-in Wireless card
User Connects:
- modem ethernet port to wireless router WAN port using RJ45 cable(cat
5 or cat 6)
- pc ethernet port to Lan 1 port on router using RJ45 cable(preferred-
see below on router setup and firmware upgrades)
=== optional = connect using wireless card built in or installed
in pc.
User Configures Router:
- follow router manufacturer instructions for properly setting up the
router(normally accessed via your browser)
a. Logon to router, create an admin password and enable the wireless
option
b. Security/Wireless Access Key: (WPA2-PSK recommended with a 64 or 63
bit hex or ascii password)
c. Dynamic or Static address(cable usually is dynamic,dsl static)
d. DHCP server and a range of IP addresses to machines to be used(if
only two then one can limit the range to two addresses)
e. Enable MAC Addresses filters to only allow Mac addresses of each pc's
network adapter to be accepted by the router(completely optional but adds
extra security allowing only known mac addresses(each network adapter has a
unique mac address) to connect
f. Set the correct time on the router if it does not retrieve it from
the pc or sync with a time server
g. Save the settings(backup file in case the router needs to be reset
and settings restored)
h. Note: if the router needs a firmware update now or in the future only
update from a pc that holds the update file and is cabled(not wireless) to
the router via the pc ethernet port to the router lan1 port
i. Shutdown/restart/test for internet access(Note: If the pc is wireless
you will have to provide the wireless access key
j. Once the main unit is communicating and internet access is
functional, setup the second(sister's) pc(wireless or cable to the lan 2
port on the router)
- run the wireless setup wizard on the second unit, provide the
access key when prompted.

Surfs up,
...winston

"GT" wrote in message
...
Can i still setup a highspeed connection with wireless to share connection
with my sister laptop without that?

"Gloria Boyer [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi GT. 1394 networking is not supported in Vista. That's why you're not
seeing it listed there.

Thanks,
Gloria

--
Gloria Boyer
Windows User Assistance team
Microsoft Corporation