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dwin_888
Joined: Sep 06, 2002
Posts: 131
From: Amanpulo! :D Pinas!
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hey guys... just wanted to ask if the 3com wifi 11g kit would work through walls?? coz our internet connection is dsl nd id like to use the wifi with my laptop in my room., which is like 30-50meters apart from the den... and with a few walls blocking the other room.... thnx in advance peeps nd a happy new year to all  |
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*Jojo*
Joined: Oct 15, 2003
Posts: > 500
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@dwin_888, looks like you really got a nice christmas present there . . . am just glad that you did not 'laugh' at your post here . . . see ya! |
masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Sydney, London
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wifi will work through walls but the range is reduced because of it.
However, I have an 802.11g wifi setup with adsl at home in a pretty big house and receive the signal in every room so it should be fine. |
dwin_888
Joined: Sep 06, 2002
Posts: 131
From: Amanpulo! :D Pinas!
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@jojo
@masseur
thnx mate now i could call the computer guy to fix my wifi setup heheh |
masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Sydney, London
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mate, its dead easy. you can do it yourself, I did.
I hope you have an ADSL modem with an ethernet connection rather than a USB connection otherwise you'll need a new ADSL modem unless its plugged into a desktop in which case you will have to set up internet connection sharing on that dektop.
assuming you have an adsl modem with ethernet then just plug the ethernet cable into the wireless router. if you have a desktop plug another ether cable (cat 5) from one of the ports on the wireless router into the desktop. If your laptop is running XP then it should find the wireless router when you turn on your wireless network connection without any further action neccessary.
while I don't know about 3com, I have the d-link 624 and you can connect to its software by entering 192.168.0.1 (the standard home networking primary ip address) into a browser and you get to configure the router settings.
In there you should setup the mac address of each pc which is allowed to use the router. this can be found by going to a command prompt on your laptop and typing in the command IPCONFIG /ALL and looking for the physical address. while this helps with security it can be easily broken with software from the net so you should also setup wep encryption keys to make it more secure
give it a go before paying someone else because you'll learn stuff doing it too!
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Posted: 2003-12-31 17:50
