I have Tesco Broadband, how can I set up two computers on my Internet connection? Will I need a second modem?

Answer 1

you conncet the ethernet cable to the back of the router on the port that is marked ethernet then you take the other end of the cable to the ethernet card on on the back of your pc you conncet it to the port marked ethernet

then you conncet the other cable to the back of the ruter port that is marked DSL then you take that cable to the modem box conncet it to the port marked on the modem marked DSL
then you conncet the modem cable box to your phoneline box
conncet the power cable to the router and put the power on
now you put in the cd driver that came with your router
and you install the network drivers
now you need to set up a network id & password on the router
you will be told how to do all that when you install the drivers & software for the router
when you have install the drivers and software fo r the router
your need to restart the pc
when your back at the desktop
you will see a network icon in the taksbar by the pc time
if it has a red X on it right click it and click on enable
if you dont see a network icon in the taskbar
click on start/control panel
click on
network and internet connections
icon
then click on network connections icon
now right click the
local Area connection
icon and click on properties
tick the box
show icon in notification ares when connected
tick the box
notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity

now click on
then authentication tab at the top

tick the box
enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for network
tick the box
authenticate as computer when infomatiion is available
then right click
local Area connection
and click on enable
now your router internet will log online with in 45 seconds
when your router is online you conncet your phoncable to the modem marked
phone

now when your router is online

then you need to get in the router home page and click on the wireles lan icon
and you set up a network id for the laptop
and a security wpa key not a wep key dont use that one use wpa key
then you put a wireless usb adapter on the laptop you install the network drivers on the laptop for the wireless usb
then you click on the network icon in the taskbar by the time on the laptop right click on it go to properties then you click on view wireless networks then you click on advanced tab you put in the network id and security key that u set up on the router home back then you click apply & ok then you click on view wireless network's your see your network id click on that then click on conncet


if you have a wireless card in the laptop just

click on the network icon in the taskbar by the time on the laptop right click on it go to properties then you click on view wireless networks then you click on advanced tab you put in the network id and security key that u set up on the router home back then you click apply & ok then you click on view wireless network's your see your network id click on that then click on conncet

if your network cuts out at any time just right click the network icon by the pc time
and click on repair that is on the 2 computers you can do this then windows xp will repair the
network for you and it dont take long at all
if you cant set that up
your be better off if you get you (isp)server to help you set all that up

Answer 2

Tesco Internet Dongle

Answer 3

No. I'm not sure what Tesco broadband is - but I think it is ADSL. DSL you get if you have a cable phone. ADSL you get by plugging in to a BT line through a microfilter. I assume now you have a microfilter - with your phone plugged in to one socket and your modem in to the other and then the modem goes to your USB2 port on your computer. I had the same setup. I bought a ADSL router with a built in modem and a USB wireless "dongle". the dongle connects my desktop computer in my home office to the router and my new laptop has built in wireless and so connects to the router wirelessley too. You can get a gadget to convert a laptop that isn't wireless to wireless that plugs in to the expansion port called a PCMCIA port. I think those have a good range. I'm not sure what the range is of my USB dongle. I bought an RS11 cable to connect the microfilter in my hallway to my home office in a spare bedroom. You can also connect your computers together with wires - rather than wireless. I have 4 sockets on my router for wired connections. I think they take RJ45 cables and would connect to a network card in the computer. Setting up the network is "easy" accroding to Microsoft! lol They have a wizard for it. but I had the wrong instruction book with my modem/router and then it needed a "firmware" update. Firmware is basically a program inside the router on memory that makes it work. I paid a technician to do mine after fiddling with it for a day. Check out my website - it has a local page that will give you some idea of where I live in the Black Country - near Walsall. If you live in this area the same technician will set it up and guarantee his work for £40. It takes about an hour unless like me - everything goes wrong - then he has to come back and fix it at no extra cost - because he guaranteed his work! Make sure the wireless connection is encrypted and you have the encryption key - print it out. Look at my website - my email address is on every page - email me for more info - if you live in this area - email me and I'll tell you the guys to phone if you want it done for you at a fixed price. Get your modem/router and RJ11 from Maplin. You may be able to put your router near your phone socket - probabaly in the hall. I had a long RJ11 and took it upstairs to my office. I use cordless phones - so didn't need a phone line in. Have a good look around my website while you are on and click the Google thing that says news or video - some of those videos are cool! You can also go to my other site and download MP3's. If you're using your web space for a web site again email me for help or advice - unless you're better at it. The background music on my site plays if you use Internet Explorer - but not Firefox. The downloading of the MP3's is different with Firefox too - but I figured that out for the first time today in 30 seconds! If you collect Mypoints - go through their site to Maplin and register with them for the discount - every little helps.... lol

Answer 4

Internet Dongle Tesco

Answer 5

somebody has posted a very complete tuto..
i just want to add something..

to open your router home page, fire up your browser and type http://192.168.1.1 . Usually this is the address but i have seen
routers (out of the box and not pre configured) with the address
192.168.1.16 . Read the manual.. they usually have the username
and password to log in and the address..

I use a DLink Express EtherNetwork DI-604 router in my house. It connect up to 4 PC. No configuration needed except in the router page where I have to specify the login ID and password for my ISP. Auto assign for IP address and all are readu to go.. Just takes around 15 minutes to set up..

Good luck mate..

Answer 6

no, u would need to buy a adsl router. this will let up to 254 machines connect to it wireless, and 4 wired connections at the back of the router, very easy to setup, i would recommend buying a network starter kit from eg dixons,comet,pcworld etc.

Answer 7

You could always set up a peer to peer network. You have all the software with the MS OP

Answer 8

While youre doing that can you order me a loaf,butter,and jam thank you

Answer 9

all you need is to get wireless

Answer 10

I dont have a clue....but hey...."EVERY LITTLE HELPS"