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October 2nd 07, 08:22 AM
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Networking wireless and wired without router
I need to network four computers, two of which are wired, one of which is
wired and wireless, and the other is wireless. I've been doing some research...and I was wondering, can I use an 'ad hoc' network to connect the three computers with wireless, then connect the other computer via the network cable, and then make a bridge between the wired and wireless networks on the computer with both cards? Thanks in advance 
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October 2nd 07, 09:32 AM
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Networking wireless and wired without router
Buy a Wireless Router.
"bwchaos" wrote: I need to network four computers, two of which are wired, one of which is wired and wireless, and the other is wireless. I've been doing some research...and I was wondering, can I use an 'ad hoc' network to connect the three computers with wireless, then connect the other computer via the network cable, and then make a bridge between the wired and wireless networks on the computer with both cards? Thanks in advance
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October 2nd 07, 09:34 AM
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Networking wireless and wired without router
You really should get a router to do this for lots of reasons,
including ease of use and security. On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 01:22:00 -0700, bwchaos wrote: I need to network four computers, two of which are wired, one of which is wired and wireless, and the other is wireless. I've been doing some research...and I was wondering, can I use an 'ad hoc' network to connect the three computers with wireless, then connect the other computer via the network cable, and then make a bridge between the wired and wireless networks on the computer with both cards? Thanks in advance -- Barb Bowman MS Windows-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
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October 2nd 07, 01:44 PM
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Networking wireless and wired without router
well, this is really only for one day to connect my friends' computers and
mine together for a LAN to share files and play games...so i wouldnt want to spend money on a wireless router is there any other way? does the method i mentioned earlier likely to work at all? "Barb Bowman" wrote: You really should get a router to do this for lots of reasons, including ease of use and security. On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 01:22:00 -0700, bwchaos wrote: I need to network four computers, two of which are wired, one of which is wired and wireless, and the other is wireless. I've been doing some research...and I was wondering, can I use an 'ad hoc' network to connect the three computers with wireless, then connect the other computer via the network cable, and then make a bridge between the wired and wireless networks on the computer with both cards? Thanks in advance -- Barb Bowman MS Windows-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
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October 2nd 07, 02:36 PM
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Networking wireless and wired without router
yes, it should work, but gaming over wireless wont be a great
experience and file transfers will be slow. do any of your friends have a router they can bring with them? On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 06:44:02 -0700, bwchaos wrote: well, this is really only for one day to connect my friends' computers and mine together for a LAN to share files and play games...so i wouldnt want to spend money on a wireless router is there any other way? does the method i mentioned earlier likely to work at all? "Barb Bowman" wrote: You really should get a router to do this for lots of reasons, including ease of use and security. On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 01:22:00 -0700, bwchaos wrote: I need to network four computers, two of which are wired, one of which is wired and wireless, and the other is wireless. I've been doing some research...and I was wondering, can I use an 'ad hoc' network to connect the three computers with wireless, then connect the other computer via the network cable, and then make a bridge between the wired and wireless networks on the computer with both cards? Thanks in advance -- Barb Bowman MS Windows-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/ -- Barb Bowman MS Windows-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
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October 3rd 07, 01:26 AM
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Networking wireless and wired without router
unfortunately not...
p.s. is gaming over wireless really that bad? and i've used wireless with a router before and its not bad at all, but is the difference between using and not using a router really that bad?
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October 3rd 07, 09:37 AM
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Networking wireless and wired without router
If I was going to have a gaming LAN party, I'd use a router and
WIRED connections for speed and enjoyment. gaming over wifi ad hoc would be the worst experience, in my opinion, that you could have. On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 18:26:01 -0700, bwchaos wrote: unfortunately not... p.s. is gaming over wireless really that bad? and i've used wireless with a router before and its not bad at all, but is the difference between using and not using a router really that bad? -- Barb Bowman MS Windows-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
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