Broadband connectivity

[sp1214]

I currently have a desktop which is connected with an Ethernet cable from the modem/router local to the PC and this works fine. In addition I have a laptop which i would like to connect via wireless and use throughout the house. What are the steps I need to take?

[fo3nix]

Assuming your router has wireless aerials, and your laptop does too, then you roughly do this:

Using wired computer, connect to your router's setup pages. Usually by typing 192.168.1.1 or similar in your web browser.

Then, find wireless settings area, and enable the wireless, as well as turning on WPA encryption (not WEP), and setting a fairly complex passphrase. You may also want to change the SSID, which is the wireless name that you'll see when you try and connect with your laptop.

Then on your laptop, use the wireless setup to connect to your router, choosing your SSID from the list, and entering the passphrase.

[vehelpfulguy]

This is a fairly good guide.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/netwo rking/setup/wireless.mspx

The instruction are for XP.

[vehelpfulguy]

If your router HAS NOT got aerials then it is a wired router you will need to replace it with a wireless router.

A wireless router will have sockets to connect 4 ethernet cables, plus of course the ability to accept wireless signals.

[ACtheTROLL]

hang on ... one of the (I think it's a belkin) routers doesn't have an aerial .... but it IS wireless ...

what make model?

[sp1214]

Yes it is a Belkin and does have aerials.

[ACtheTROLL]

sorted ;-)

[ACtheTROLL]

it was netgear
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage?NG R-WPN824

but more than one

http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=wireless+ro uters&btnG=Search+Products&sa=N&lnk=next&start =10