My Mum wants her two laptops to work wirelessly with a BT Voyager 2110 Wireless Router. I always thought that you needed a main PC connected to the router via a network cable (RJ45) and then the other PC's could go wireless.
I wired the router to one of the laptops and secured the wireless connection with WPA. Changed the SSID and password and rebooted the router. After removing the RJ45 I set one of the laptops up to run wireless and it worked for a couple of hours. Then the connection was lost.
I switched off the router and laptop for a few minutes, then turned the router back on and waited about 5 minutes until the necessary lights on the router were lit and then turned the laptop back on. It worked again but who knows for how long.
Should I be able to have 2 laptops working wireless without the router wired to another PC?
Any help is much appreciated
2006-12-29 11:27:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
yes you can, the fact that it's a desktop or laptop doesn't make a difference, it's the wireless factor that matters. you have to initially set up a wired connection before you can go wireless for the first time, but this only needs to be done i believe on one computer/laptop. i have a wireless desktop pc upstairs and a wireless laptop as well as my wired(ethernetted)desktop pc downstairs, BUT my wired desktop does not have to be on/connected for me to use the wireless desktop/laptop. the fact you HAD it working proves this and the fact it's happened recently could just be the fact of the time of year with EVERBODY using the internet and the servers getting overloaded. i couldn't get on the other day either for about 6 hours and i'm on bt broadband wireless as well. it will no doubt be the same on new years eve if you try in the evening time because a lot of people will be on emailing everybody else.
2006-12-29 11:42:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you will have to temporarily connect to the router via Ethernet to properly configure the network. you can not implement WEP from a wireless connection.
you should alway check to make sure you have connectivity to the Internet before implementing security settings, it makes troubleshooting easier...
check to make sure you are getting an IP address from the DHCP server
make sure to put the router in a location that is central to all wireless devices
2006-12-29 20:03:52 · answer #2 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, you are able to but just in case i would check to see how many client you are able to have {just to be on the safe side}.
another thing is that when using 802.11b/g, you are going to share the bandwidth. bad when downloading video or streaming music. but to answer the original question, yes you can.
2006-12-29 19:40:57 · answer #3 · answered by crazysin_208 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you most certainly do not need any wired computers to make wireless connections...
2006-12-29 20:06:15 · answer #4 · answered by Taba 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.techtutorials.net/
2006-12-30 05:24:13 · answer #5 · answered by GEORGE N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋