Router question (Thinking about going to wireless)

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

So right now I have a regular router downstairs. I am thinking of switching up to wireless since I picked up a laptop today.

Currently I have this router:

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheadername1=Content-Type&blobheadername2=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=image%2Fjpeg&blobheadervalue2=inline%3B+filename%3Dbefsr11.jpg&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1119927805559&ssbinary=true

That one was real easy to set up, basically just "plug and go" If I got a wireless how much work would I have to do it get it working? Is there a lot of configuring or anything? I'm not trying to network the computers or share printers or anything. Just want to split the connection up to a few different computers.

[V]

to make it secure (so your neighbours can't connect) you have to choose a passcode in the routers config thingy... after that, LINKSYS (assuming you stay with them) generates 4 strings of HEX, generally you use the first one as the password to connect from your laptop.

if your laptop has a linksys network card and software, they make it ridiculously easy to set up. otherwise you just get this connect dialogue where you type in the hex code and click connect, and just check mark some boxes to make it automatically connect to your network each time.

Setting it up is pretty simple, just be careful, my wireless on my laptop seems to d/c quite a bit... while on my computer it never disconnects. Might be because my comp has a linksys wireless adapter, and my router is also linksys (good compatibility) while my laptop's network card isn't a linksys one.

[Nervous Ferret]

I have no clue what you just said

[V]

lol yeah that was a bit complicated

in summary, it's easy as piss, all you have to do is just make sure you chose a password so that your neighbours can't use your net :o

[KleptoKlown]

hexidecimal password at that.

the whole "neighbours stealing your internet connection" is a bit overrated. Most wifi wireless G routers wont have the range, unless you're in an apartment building or something.

I have my wireless wide open, just to see any mac addys that log in, so far, only my 1 computer that actually uses the wireless.

easiest way to get your router set up is to get the mac address from the bottom of the router. Its usually a sticker, and will start with 00: and have eight other numbers/letters. Call your internet provider, and tell them to register the mac.

[V]

well i (literally) always have access to one of my neighbour's wireless internet... i have even tried connecting and it works... i can see their shit in network neighbourhood and everything :o

my house, and distance between houses is pretty big too.

anyhow, my net is working without me calling my ISP and telling them to register the MAC of my router. Would it work better if i told them to register it?

[el fregadero]

to make it secure (so your neighbours can't connect) you have to choose a passcode in the routers config thingy... after that, LINKSYS (assuming you stay with them) generates 4 strings of HEX, generally you use the first one as the password to connect from your laptop.

if your laptop has a linksys network card and software, they make it ridiculously easy to set up. otherwise you just get this connect dialogue where you type in the hex code and click connect, and just check mark some boxes to make it automatically connect to your network each time.

Setting it up is pretty simple, just be careful, my wireless on my laptop seems to d/c quite a bit... while on my computer it never disconnects. Might be because my comp has a linksys wireless adapter, and my router is also linksys (good compatibility) while my laptop's network card isn't a linksys one.
My laptop disconnects quite frequently as well. You're saying all I'd have to do to fix it is get a wireless card the same as my router?

[Nervous Ferret]

After careful review, I believe that is what he is saying.

[V]

My laptop disconnects quite frequently as well. You're saying all I'd have to do to fix it is get a wireless card the same as my router?

I'm actually not too sure.

all i know is that my USB (external) adapter on one of my computers doesn't seem to disconnect. I really don't know why and have always just assumed that since it's a Linksys network adapter and I have a Linksys router that they have good compatibility. The software that comes with the network adapter also is very friendly towards the linksys router. Eg. you don't need to type the HEX password, only the passcode you chose... small things like that.

But it may be some other reason it doesn't disconnect, try researching on google and don't just base buying a network card on my theory which may just be a coincidence.