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Answer» I am new to this wireless idea, so bear with me. I have two desktop PC's and 1 laptop in our house. I have a Linksys WRT54G Wireless Broadband Router. Currently I have 1 desktop PC and 1 laptop hooked up to the Linksys Box. The wires from the Linksys box go to my computer and my modem. The laptop works without any wires, we can walk around the house with it and have an internet connection (I don't know how but it works and that's good enough for me) I am trying to hook up the second desktop PC (my kids) so that it operates much like the laptop. Is this possible? Every time the kids want to use the Internet on their computer, I have to turn off my modem and then turn theirs on. I can't have both modems on at the same time. We have Internet connection through SBC (it is not DIAL up). My goal is to use this router box so that all three computers can operate on the Internet at the same time. Is this a possibility? If so, can you explain to me what I need or what I need to do to get that second desktop working?Ok, lets see.. The box that gives you the wireless signal is the Router. So is this your setup? : (wireless) Laptop --------> Router Modem --------> (cable) ComputerQuote from: jochnois on August 03, 2008, 05:31:50 AM Every time the kids want to use the Internet on their computer, I have to turn off my modem and then turn theirs on. I can't have both modems on at the same time. We have Internet connection through SBC (it is not dial up). Whoa, this makes no sense. Why do you have two modems? You have a router, which is designed to connect up to 4 computers by cable plus support one or more computers via a wireless connection. So, why in WORLD do you have two modems? Do you not know the features of your router? Are not aware that it has four ports on back? Here's some info from linksys: WRT54G Why do you want to connects the kids' destop by wireless? That's not a portable computer. Is it moved around? Is the reason a lack of wiring to the room where their computer is located? Whaever the case, if you want to connect the kids' destop by wireless, you just need to install a wireless receiving unit in that computer. This could be a device that installs in a PCI slot inside the computer or a device that connects to a USB port.Well basically, I don't care if the kids computer is wireless. The problem is, every time they want to access the internet I have to turn off my modem (therefor I can't get my work done). The goal is to allow everyone to be on the internet at the same time. I just thought MAYBE the Linksys router might be able to help. Any suggestions on how I can accomplish this?Quote from: jochnois on August 03, 2008, 06:15:39 PM The goal is to allow everyone to be on the internet at the same time. I just thought maybe the Linksys router might be able to help. It can. You haven't answered my other questions yet.Quote from: soybean on August 03, 2008, 03:14:38 PM Quote from: jochnois on August 03, 2008, 05:31:50 AM Every time the kids want to use the Internet on their computer, I have to turn off my modem and then turn theirs on. I can't have both modems on at the same time. We have Internet connection through SBC (it is not dial up). Whoa, this makes no sense. Why do you have two modems? You have a router, which is designed to connect up to 4 computers by cable plus support one or more computers via a wireless connection. So, why in world do you have two modems? Do you not know the features of your router? Are not aware that it has four ports on back? Here's some info from linksys: WRT54G Why do you want to connects the kids' destop by wireless? That's not a portable computer. Is it moved around? Is the reason a lack of wiring to the room where their computer is located? Whaever the case, if you want to connect the kids' destop by wireless, you just need to install a wireless receiving unit in that computer. This could be a device that installs in a PCI slot inside the computer or a device that connects to a USB port. To answer your questions: 1. I have two modems because we didn't used to have a wireless router 2. No I don't understand the features of the router 3. I know it has four ports on the back but I don't want to run a wire from one floor (the kids computer) to another floor where the router is located. 4. I want to connect their computer wireless so I don't have to run 100 FEET of cable from one floor to the next. I'm trying to figure out a solution so I don't have to run wires all over the house. Is it possible to have two computers (the laptop and the kids) wireless? Quote from: jochnois on August 03, 2008, 07:52:03 PM I'm trying to figure out a solution so I don't have to run wires all over the house. Is it possible to have two computers (the laptop and the kids) wireless? yes, definitely. Quote from: soybean on August 03, 2008, 03:14:38 PM Whatever the case, if you want to connect the kids' destop by wireless, you just need to install a wireless receiving unit in that computer. This could be a device that installs in a PCI slot inside the computer or a device that connects to a USB port. You'll probably be able to find them at most places that sell computer hardware, but it will require opening up the computer for installation,so you might want to find somebody to do it for you, if your not comfortable with that. Either that, or you could get a wireless USB adapter for that purpose. Depending on your houses topography, you could also TRY to place the router at a sort of "halfway" location. However, as you say there are two separate floors involved. So wireless seems like a good way to go.

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I am new to this wireless idea, so bear with me.

I have two desktop PC's and 1 laptop in our house. I have a Linksys WRT54G Wireless Broadband Router.

Currently I have 1 desktop PC and 1 laptop hooked up to the Linksys Box. The wires from the Linksys box go to my computer and my modem. The laptop works without any wires, we can walk around the house with it and have an internet connection (I don't know how but it works and that's good enough for me)

I am trying to hook up the second desktop PC (my kids) so that it operates much like the laptop. Is this possible?

Every time the kids want to use the Internet on their computer, I have to turn off my modem and then turn theirs on. I can't have both modems on at the same time. We have Internet connection through SBC (it is not DIAL up).

My goal is to use this router box so that all three computers can operate on the Internet at the same time. Is this a possibility? If so, can you explain to me what I need or what I need to do to get that second desktop working?Ok, lets see..

The box that gives you the wireless signal is the Router.

So is this your setup? :

(wireless) Laptop
--------> Router
Modem
--------> (cable) ComputerQuote from: jochnois on August 03, 2008, 05:31:50 AM

Every time the kids want to use the Internet on their computer, I have to turn off my modem and then turn theirs on. I can't have both modems on at the same time. We have Internet connection through SBC (it is not dial up).

Whoa, this makes no sense. Why do you have two modems? You have a router, which is designed to connect up to 4 computers by cable plus support one or more computers via a wireless connection. So, why in WORLD do you have two modems?

Do you not know the features of your router? Are not aware that it has four ports on back? Here's some info from linksys: WRT54G

Why do you want to connects the kids' destop by wireless? That's not a portable computer. Is it moved around? Is the reason a lack of wiring to the room where their computer is located?

Whaever the case, if you want to connect the kids' destop by wireless, you just need to install a wireless receiving unit in that computer. This could be a device that installs in a PCI slot inside the computer or a device that connects to a USB port.Well basically, I don't care if the kids computer is wireless. The problem is, every time they want to access the internet I have to turn off my modem (therefor I can't get my work done).

The goal is to allow everyone to be on the internet at the same time. I just thought MAYBE the Linksys router might be able to help.

Any suggestions on how I can accomplish this?Quote from: jochnois on August 03, 2008, 06:15:39 PM

The goal is to allow everyone to be on the internet at the same time. I just thought maybe the Linksys router might be able to help.

It can.

You haven't answered my other questions yet.Quote from: soybean on August 03, 2008, 03:14:38 PM

Quote from: jochnois on August 03, 2008, 05:31:50 AM
Every time the kids want to use the Internet on their computer, I have to turn off my modem and then turn theirs on. I can't have both modems on at the same time. We have Internet connection through SBC (it is not dial up).
Whoa, this makes no sense. Why do you have two modems? You have a router, which is designed to connect up to 4 computers by cable plus support one or more computers via a wireless connection. So, why in world do you have two modems?

Do you not know the features of your router? Are not aware that it has four ports on back? Here's some info from linksys: WRT54G

Why do you want to connects the kids' destop by wireless? That's not a portable computer. Is it moved around? Is the reason a lack of wiring to the room where their computer is located?

Whaever the case, if you want to connect the kids' destop by wireless, you just need to install a wireless receiving unit in that computer. This could be a device that installs in a PCI slot inside the computer or a device that connects to a USB port.

To answer your questions:

1. I have two modems because we didn't used to have a wireless router
2. No I don't understand the features of the router
3. I know it has four ports on the back but I don't want to run a wire from one floor (the kids computer) to another floor where the router is located.
4. I want to connect their computer wireless so I don't have to run 100 FEET of cable from one floor to the next.

I'm trying to figure out a solution so I don't have to run wires all over the house. Is it possible to have two computers (the laptop and the kids) wireless?

Quote from: jochnois on August 03, 2008, 07:52:03 PM

I'm trying to figure out a solution so I don't have to run wires all over the house. Is it possible to have two computers (the laptop and the kids) wireless?

yes, definitely.

Quote from: soybean on August 03, 2008, 03:14:38 PM

Whatever the case, if you want to connect the kids' destop by wireless, you just need to install a wireless receiving unit in that computer. This could be a device that installs in a PCI slot inside the computer or a device that connects to a USB port.

You'll probably be able to find them at most places that sell computer hardware, but it will require opening up the computer for installation,so you might want to find somebody to do it for you, if your not comfortable with that. Either that, or you could get a wireless USB adapter for that purpose.

Depending on your houses topography, you could also TRY to place the router at a sort of "halfway" location. However, as you say there are two separate floors involved. So wireless seems like a good way to go.

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