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by bldsm

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I have 3 WinXP Home PCs all with D-link wireless nics and all are displaying the green working light. The also have a D-link wireless router (DI-624+). In 2 weeks I will have installed a cable modem for the internet which will plug into the router and hopefully all 3 pcs will work wirelessly from the router.

1. In this case is it true that all 3 PCs with w-nics do not need to be "wired" to the router?

2. Once this is setup I want to be able to share files, printers and scanners in the same setup. Will this be possible, and if not, what other hardware will I need?

3. In the meantime can someone point me to CLEAR instructions step by step on how to set all 3 pcs up (not using the router) to connect ad hoc wirelessly together to share dialup internet, printers and files?

Confused

Thanks
Bruce

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by cg it

yes its true that all 3 PCs with wireless need not be wired to the router given the information you provided.

yes it is possible to setup file and print sharing.

no you can not ad hoc wirelessly connect the 3 pcs together without the wireless router or wireless access point to share a dialup internet access, printers and files. Wireless requires some type of station or base in which to connect to. You CAN setup wired connections in the interim.

Here is part 1 of an 8 part series from Microsoft on how to seutp a home network using Windows XP Home. just read the parts and you'll learn how to setup home networking with Windows XP

by cg it

the comp with the 56k dialup need to have a ethernet NIC. get a ethernet switch. connect all three to the switch. run the ICS wizard on the comp with the modem.

use static ip addressing and make sure all comps are on the same subnet.

by cg it

the 2 comps then use the 56k dial up connection on the third 1 to dial out.

by bldsm

OK - so what say I connect the wireless router by a cat6 cable to the main pc which has the 56k modem in it, then somehow set the other 2 pcs up to wirelessly internet, file and print share?

Will this work?

Would it be easirer for u to email directly to bruce@brucepool.com

Thanks
Bruce

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