wireless network?

elty · September 25th, 2003

Humm, I am going to order adsl (finally!!!!) and want to build up a wireless network. I want to know

a) if the adsl is USB modem, does it implies it is a soft-ADSL modem?
b) if the modem is USB/PCI, how do I share it besides Internet connection sharing?
c) All those NIC card is so cheap, are they "soft network card"? (like the CPU do all the encode/decoding???) Cuz one of my old PC is a K6 166 I wonder can I use thsoe cheap NIC on it.
d) So basically, I need to buy:
i) 1 wireless card
ii) 1 wireless router
iii) 1 NIC

Is there any site teach some intro to home networking? many thanks for all the helps (which implies someone will help me!

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Unicron · September 25th, 2003

Where do you live?

I ask because in america you could go to a place like best buy or compusa and get a good wireless router (802.11b) for ~$20-30 and adapters for it for $20. My router cost $20 and it is the SMC 7004VWBR model.

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1428

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/

Chinoz · September 25th, 2003

Quote:

Is there any site teach some intro to home networking? many thanks for all the helps (which implies someone will help me

Google it!!

September 25th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
elty Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 188	wireless network? Humm, I am going to order adsl (finally!!!!) and want to build up a wireless network. I want to know a) if the adsl is USB modem, does it implies it is a soft-ADSL modem? b) if the modem is USB/PCI, how do I share it besides Internet connection sharing? c) All those NIC card is so cheap, are they "soft network card"? (like the CPU do all the encode/decoding???) Cuz one of my old PC is a K6 166 I wonder can I use thsoe cheap NIC on it. d) So basically, I need to buy: i) 1 wireless card ii) 1 wireless router iii) 1 NIC Is there any site teach some intro to home networking? many thanks for all the helps (which implies someone will help me! )

September 25th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Unicron Git er done Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC USA GO us! Posts: 2,828	Re: wireless network? Where do you live? I ask because in america you could go to a place like best buy or compusa and get a good wireless router (802.11b) for ~$20-30 and adapters for it for $20. My router cost $20 and it is the SMC 7004VWBR model. http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1428 http://www.practicallynetworked.com/ __________________ It is the soldier, not the court, that has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the agitator, who has given us the freedom to protest. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who gives that protestor the freedom he abuses to burn that flag. -Senator Zell Miller

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