wired and wireless at the same time?

Question

if i have a wired router that can connect 4 computers to the internet, is there any way i can use one of those 4 to connect to a wireless device? we have 2 PCs in our house and i want to get a macbook and was thinking of getting the airport express and connect it to wired router. would this work?

Answer 1

No, why go wireless if you can be wired? Wired is better, more secure if nobody is going to rbeak into your house. Also, macs suck, I'm a programmer, me and every other programmer laughs at them, don't waste your money.

Answer 2

You'd have to get a wireless access point and plug it into one of the four ports.

I've actually got a very similar set up except both of my routers are wireless and have four ports. So, the set up is as follows:

Wire from modem into router1 (wired or wireless) WAN port. One of the LAN ports connects into the WAN port of the second router. The second router is set to get it's IP address and dns goodies from the network. You can have it on the same subnet or on a different subnet, but make sure that the DHCP ranges do not overlap.

Answer 3

All you need to do is connect a wireless router to the wired router or just replace the wired router w/ the wireless one since most have 4 eithernet ports as well.Wireless can be a pain if you have a 2.4 ghz cordless phone so if you can stay wired do it.

Answer 4

From a security standpoint... why would you want to go wireless, it is no where near as secure as being wired.

From an enjoyment and movability standpoint... why go wired, if you're wireless you can roam around and do multiple things at once without being tied to a desk.

6 one way 1/2 dozen the other.

Answer 5

Why go wired if you can be wireless?