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I have a home LAN connected through a cable modem router to my DSL modem.
Three computers and a printer have NIC's and I have a wire going through the
walls from my desk to my wife's desk.
The computers have XP Pro, and one computer also has XP Home on it (multi-boot).
As it is set up now, we can share lots of files, which is what we want.
When she replaced her computer with a lap top, she kept getting connected to
someone outside the house until I disabled the built-in wireless device. She
has dialed into our DSL provider on trips, but sometimes have a real hard time
with this. We have also plugged it into Kinkos.
I would like to gradually move towards the following goals:
1. Allow her to use her computer anywhere in the house - with me having access
to her files, but whomever down the street not having access.
2. When costs go down, add the ability to connect to wireless access points.
Actually, one day some guys came by our house offering wireless access through a
box on a telephone pole near by. But it wasn't cheaper for multiple computers,
and they didn't have dial-up service for away from the house.
The first couple of years after we moved here, we didn't have any broadband
available (and missed it). The last couple of years DSL was available. Right
now maybe cable is available, but when I respond to their ads, all I get are
salesmen who know nothing of substance.
What is a good plan for moving towards my goals?
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I have a home LAN connected through a cable modem router to my DSL modem.
Three computers and a printer have NIC's and I have a wire going through the
walls from my desk to my wife's desk.
The computers have XP Pro, and one computer also has XP Home on it (multi-boot).
As it is set up now, we can share lots of files, which is what we want.
When she replaced her computer with a lap top, she kept getting connected to
someone outside the house until I disabled the built-in wireless device. She
has dialed into our DSL provider on trips, but sometimes have a real hard time
with this. We have also plugged it into Kinkos.
I would like to gradually move towards the following goals:
1. Allow her to use her computer anywhere in the house - with me having access
to her files, but whomever down the street not having access.
2. When costs go down, add the ability to connect to wireless access points.
Actually, one day some guys came by our house offering wireless access through a
box on a telephone pole near by. But it wasn't cheaper for multiple computers,
and they didn't have dial-up service for away from the house.
The first couple of years after we moved here, we didn't have any broadband
available (and missed it). The last couple of years DSL was available. Right
now maybe cable is available, but when I respond to their ads, all I get are
salesmen who know nothing of substance.
What is a good plan for moving towards my goals?
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