Re: Wireless Samba networking - newbie

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:22:03 +1100, Doug Laidlaw wrote:

> Thanks Dan. It is just mine and hers. There is a HOWTO, and a book was
> published a couple of years ago. Mandriva has a graphical wizard in
> Control Center that I use to configure the "network" between my computer
> and the ADSL modem. I am aware that I would need a second NIC for a cable
> network, and I assume that a wireless card would take the place of the
> NIC.

Another possibility is to replace your modem with a modem/router. That
way you can both use the internet. I've got a D-link DSL-G604T, they're
pretty cheap these days. It's got wireless as well as four ports.
Configure it as a DHCP server, configure your PCs to use DHCP. Get a
cable and plug your PC into the router. Very easy.

Dan

>
> Doug.
>
> Dan N wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:25:01 +1100, Doug Laidlaw wrote:
>>
>> It's not hard to set up a simple network. If you only have a few
>> computers, then you can configure them all with fixed ip addresses in a
>> private range (192.168.0.x will do). To fix the ip address on a Debian
>> box, edit /etc/networks/interfaces. I don't know what it is for
>> Mandriva, it will be something similar. To fix the ip address in
>> Windows, right click on My Network Places and select properties. Then
>> chose the network connection, and again select properties.
>>
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>>> I am a fairly experienced Win98 and Linux operator, but have never set
>>> up a network. The first time any networking knowledge came in handy
>>> was a few years back, when I was trying to help my wife fix her POS,
>>> and the shop girl had inadequate permissions. My machine is mostly
>>> Mandriva 2006.
>>>
>>> My wife wants to buy a laptop with Windows XP and network it to mine.
>>> Pretty well all laptops on sale have wireless networking installed, and
>>> there is no convenient way to install cables.
>>>
>>> It is probably a hard question to answer, but is this something I could
>>> set up myself, or should I call in a professional? They all seem to
>>> talk Windows, anyway.
>>>
>>> Doug.

.

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