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March 09, 2013, 05:54:14 AM |
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Upstairs: Windows 8 x64 PC connected via ethernet cable to Linksys 54G WRT which is connected to cable modem.
Downstairs: 4 PCs all together side by side. I have one wireless adapter. All 4 of these PCs run Windows 7. 2 are 32 bit & 2 are 64 bit. All 4 PCs have a single built in ethernet port on the motherboard.
What do I need to get all 4 PCs downstairs to connect wirelessly to the internet through the Linksys 54G WRT upstairs?
I have tons of routers, switches, hubs, crossover cables, and ethernet cables. What I am short on are wireless adapters and PCI ethernet cards. I would prefer to set it up based on the hardware I have. What would be the proper setup?
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March 09, 2013, 06:12:38 AM |
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You could use a wireless switch/hub,not a router,that wirelessly connects to the router,then the PC's connect via ethernet to the switch.If you can find one,I looked & found nothing........... Or,wireless cards for each PC.Probably cheaper than a wireless switch/hub,if one exists............ Cards go for about $15-25 each,maybe less if you find them on sale Don't know if one PC with connectivity via wireless card can distribute connectivity via ethernet to more than one PC,hmmmm.
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Nolo (OP)
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March 09, 2013, 06:17:35 AM |
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You could use a wireless switch,not a router,that wirelessly connects to the router,then the PC's connect via ethernet to the switch.If you can find one,I looked & found nothing........... Or,wireless cards for each PC.Probably cheaper than a wireless switch,if one exists............ Cards go for about $15-25 each,maybe less if you find them on sale I have a switch, but it isn't wireless. Currently I'm only running two of these PCs. The setup I'm using for these two, is a crossover cable from PC1 to PC2, and PC2 has the wireless adapter in it. I bridged the connections, and can get both on the internet that way. But since PC 2 only has 1 ethernet port, I can only do that once. I can't run PC3 to it for example. If I ran PC 1, 3, & 4 to the switch, and then a cable from the switch to PC 2, is there anyway all 4 PCs could use PC 2's wireless adapter? I'm trying to be stubbornly efficient and not buy anymore hardware lol
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Charlie Kelly: I'm pleading the 5th. The Attorney: I would advise you do that. Charlie Kelly: I'll take that advice under cooperation, alright? Now, let's say you and I go toe-to-toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor? The Attorney: You know, I don't think I'm going to do anything close to that and I can clearly see you know nothing about the law. 19GpqFsNGP8jS941YYZZjmCSrHwvX3QjiC
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March 09, 2013, 06:21:44 AM |
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You could use a wireless switch,not a router,that wirelessly connects to the router,then the PC's connect via ethernet to the switch.If you can find one,I looked & found nothing........... Or,wireless cards for each PC.Probably cheaper than a wireless switch,if one exists............ Cards go for about $15-25 each,maybe less if you find them on sale I have a switch, but it isn't wireless. Currently I'm only running two of these PCs. The setup I'm using for these two, is a crossover cable from PC1 to PC2, and PC2 has the wireless adapter in it. I bridged the connections, and can get both on the internet that way. But since PC 2 only has 1 ethernet port, I can only do that once. I can't run PC3 to it for example. If I ran PC 1, 3, & 4 to the switch, and then a cable from the switch to PC 2, is there anyway all 4 PCs could use PC 2's wireless adapter? I'm trying to be stubbornly efficient and not buy anymore hardware lol Good idea,try it & let us know if it works.Bandwidth may suffer,but you could have a connection at least I have never had such a need nor any of my customers either,so holler back!!!!!!!!!
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"If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day long, you are the asshole." -Raylan Givens Got GOXXED ?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KiqRpPiJAU&feature=youtu.be"An ASIC being late is perfectly normal, predictable, and legal..."Hashfast & BFL slogan
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Nolo (OP)
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March 09, 2013, 06:24:30 AM |
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You could use a wireless switch,not a router,that wirelessly connects to the router,then the PC's connect via ethernet to the switch.If you can find one,I looked & found nothing........... Or,wireless cards for each PC.Probably cheaper than a wireless switch,if one exists............ Cards go for about $15-25 each,maybe less if you find them on sale I have a switch, but it isn't wireless. Currently I'm only running two of these PCs. The setup I'm using for these two, is a crossover cable from PC1 to PC2, and PC2 has the wireless adapter in it. I bridged the connections, and can get both on the internet that way. But since PC 2 only has 1 ethernet port, I can only do that once. I can't run PC3 to it for example. If I ran PC 1, 3, & 4 to the switch, and then a cable from the switch to PC 2, is there anyway all 4 PCs could use PC 2's wireless adapter? I'm trying to be stubbornly efficient and not buy anymore hardware lol Good idea,try it & let us know if it works.Bandwidth may suffer,but you could have a connection at least I have never had such a need nor any of my customers either,so holler back!!!!!!!!! And I would just use standard ethernet cables to make those connections correct? No need for crossover cables since I am using the switch?
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Charlie Kelly: I'm pleading the 5th. The Attorney: I would advise you do that. Charlie Kelly: I'll take that advice under cooperation, alright? Now, let's say you and I go toe-to-toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor? The Attorney: You know, I don't think I'm going to do anything close to that and I can clearly see you know nothing about the law. 19GpqFsNGP8jS941YYZZjmCSrHwvX3QjiC
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March 09, 2013, 06:25:06 AM |
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.. I bridged the connections, .. If I ran PC 1, 3, & 4 to the switch, and then a cable from the switch to PC 2, is there anyway all 4 PCs could use PC 2's wireless adapter?
Not sure how you bridged the connections, but Internet Connection Sharing (ICS, activated on PC2) should do the trick.
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Nolo (OP)
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March 09, 2013, 06:27:51 AM |
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.. I bridged the connections, .. If I ran PC 1, 3, & 4 to the switch, and then a cable from the switch to PC 2, is there anyway all 4 PCs could use PC 2's wireless adapter?
Not sure how you bridged the connections, but Internet Connection Sharing (ICS, activated on PC2) should do the trick. I started out using ICS, but I started having trouble with unidentified network issues and PC1 wouldn't connect to the "network" of PC2. So I was playing around, and just figured out if I highlighted both the wireless and the lan adapters I could bridge them, and they both worked that way.
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Charlie Kelly: I'm pleading the 5th. The Attorney: I would advise you do that. Charlie Kelly: I'll take that advice under cooperation, alright? Now, let's say you and I go toe-to-toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor? The Attorney: You know, I don't think I'm going to do anything close to that and I can clearly see you know nothing about the law. 19GpqFsNGP8jS941YYZZjmCSrHwvX3QjiC
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March 09, 2013, 06:34:25 AM |
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I see. If it works for PC1, it should work for 3+4 too if you just add the switch, shouldn't really matter what cables you use, both, standard and crossover should do fine, the switch will take care of it.
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Nolo (OP)
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March 09, 2013, 06:43:11 AM |
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Thanks guys. Working perfectly running through the switch. All PCs are now utilizing PC2's wireless adapter.
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Charlie Kelly: I'm pleading the 5th. The Attorney: I would advise you do that. Charlie Kelly: I'll take that advice under cooperation, alright? Now, let's say you and I go toe-to-toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor? The Attorney: You know, I don't think I'm going to do anything close to that and I can clearly see you know nothing about the law. 19GpqFsNGP8jS941YYZZjmCSrHwvX3QjiC
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March 14, 2013, 05:50:52 AM |
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Sorry for the late post - but any netgear router can be set to operate as a wireless access point... which has the side effect of turning the ethernet ports into a switch... SMC routers all have this same 'feature' as well.
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