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derekjet99 said:I just had OPTIMUM ONLINE installed (Cablevision in Long Island) for my Dell Windos XP Home PC.

Bought a wireless router and wireless USB Adapter and hooked it up my other PC (Runs Windows Vista).

Still cant seem to get the Vista PC to pick up the host pc for an Internet connection.

I'm a novice when it comes with Home Networking and appreciate any help.

Please reply here or PM me.

Thanks.Please post in a new thread as requested in the OP. When you do, please clearly describe your configuration. (I can' tell what terms like "other PC" mean and what devices are connected to what

PhilMcCoy said:I couldn't find an Internet Connection Sharing guide ... my Nforce 2 board has 2 ethernet inputs and i believe it can be used as a passthrough for internet for another connected computer ... yet the 2nd computer never works via the normal ethernet cable.

Do I need a crossover cable?As requested in the OP of this sticky, please create your own thread for your question. Please provide the details requested in the 3rd sticky. (Meanwhile, just buy a router)

bargainbtch said:FYI - The Vista link is out of date. This is what I found searching "file sharing & vista" on the Microsoft site. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

Hmm. The link I used is that one. Can you show me which specific post?

Hey, great thread. Found it very helpful. The WiFi life, with all its cordlessness, has been quite fun for me. Using a laptop from a cafe and such. I found one thing kind of troubling though, and that was the length of the WiFi range. I wanted to extend it, and found this video which was quite informative and I wanted to share it with you - http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Make-a-WIFI-Extender-10200

kingjer said:I've got one...

I'm running a wireless repeater to extend my network coverage. The router and the repeater are running WDS and see each other fine as WDS nodes. However, when a wireless client connects to the repeater, it can't get an IP address from the DHCP of the main router.

Anyone know why?

THANKS!As requested in the OP, please post in a new thread, so as to leave this one uncluttered. Be sure to include the details requested in the third sticky

Suggested revision:
ellory said:# 802.11a devices are compatible, regardless of brand, and run up to 54 mbps
# 802.11b devices are compatible, regardless of brand, and run up to 11 mbps
# 802.11g devices are compatible, regardless of brand, and are backward compatible with all brands of 802.11b hardware, and run at up to 54 mbps
Speeds are up to the maximum rated speed, but wireless devices may negotiate lower speeds to reduce bit error rates.

802.11b is 11 mbps rather than 10 mbps.

How do I protect my PCs if I share my network with others?

va1234 said:Hi,

I have few years old Netgear(MR814 V2) router i use to my both the laptops. I have nothing else on my network. Now i am planning to rent my basement offering them access to my wireless. Obviously i have some concerns and want to do the best i could to protect my systems from intrusion.

--> Currently i set my router not to broadcast but enable access point.
--> I did setup the WEP encryption of 64 to automatic
--> Given the above configuration i will have no choice but to add their system to my wireless access list and provide them with the key
--> Motorola internet cable modem


Questions:
Once i provide the wireless access what kind of access can they gain in to my laptops? Is it possible thru router or by hijacking / hacking my modem or router?
What kind of protection should i take on my laptops, which are running on XP SP2
I also have Norton internet security (and other services like intrusion i think) in both of them.
Are the latest routers more secure for my given need or just updating the any firmware updates would be sufficient?

Appreciate what all steps i should take to cover my systems.

Also may be a stupid question: I have a cable outlet in the basement. Is it possible to setup a new router in the basement just for them while we use the outlet above to setup my router?

drodge said:If you allow them to connect to your router, they will have free reign to try to access any of the computers on your network. They don't have to "hijack" anything, they are on the network already. I don't really know of a consumer grade router that's going to be able to completely isolate you from them. What you can do is set up a triangular network. This requires 3 routers in total. You connect one router, preferably wired (or a wirelesss with the wireless disabled), to the modem as you have now. Then connect the other 2 routers to the first router, running from their WAN ports to two of the LAN ports on the first router. Give each router a different SSID and WPA key. That will allow them to connect to one of the routers, while having no access at all to any of the machines on the second router. This is the most secure setup you could have in this situation.

If you don't want to do that, all you can do is protect the machines you have. Enable firewalls on each machine, keep the OS and all applications patched, enable the host based firewall features present in Norton, and make sure you don't have any shares on the systems. Unless the person is really computer savy, that would stop most people.

If you have another outlet, you could set up another cable modem. You can do that, but it means paying for another account. The 3 router setup will be much cheaper.

Also, get rid of the 64 bit WEP ASAP. It's barely one step above no security at all. It will literally take someone about 2 minutes to break that WEP key. Update the firmware on your routers if necessary, but start using WPA.

TKIP is still secure

skmerrow said:I want to buy a network (although not wireless) printer. I currently have a netgear WGR614 V4 router that I use for my three laptops throughout the house. I have two printers now attached to my desktop and I can access them using the laptops. My desk area is getting very crowded and I don't think my spuse will be happy with a new printer. (I want the new printer as a stand alone copier, fax, etc.). I have been told that since the new printer is not wireless I need a bridge to run it if not attached to my computer.

Will simply getting a new router work? Do I need the router and a bridge? How do I set this up?You need either
1. A printer with build in wireless capability
2. A network capable printer with build in wired ethernet and a wireless bridge
3. A network capable printer with build in wired ethernet and a router flashed with tomato or dd-wrt and configured as a bridge
4. A standard USB printer and a wireless print server (although many features like fax, low ink warnings, etc, may not work)