computer router question........

[TENIA66]

Can i put a wireless router on a desktop computer with a dial up internet connection for use of connecting to a laptop??i know i couldn't share the connection but i was hoping to be able to use the laptop without the wire.......

 

[Barb D]

Last I checked you had to have DSL or cable to be able to use a wireless router. That's one of the reasons we switched from dial-up to cable (besides the constant dropped connections.)

If you do get a wireless router, be sure to encrypt it.

 

[ugadog99]

Will someone please explain how to encrypt a router? We just bought one and I want to be sure I have done the right thing.

TIA
Melanie

 

[Barb D]

Will someone please explain how to encrypt a router? We just bought one and I want to be sure I have done the right thing.

TIA
Melanie

What kind of router is it? I've done it with Linksys and could probably talk you through it.

 

[ugadog99]

It is Lynksys.

 

[Barb D]

It is Lynksys.

I'm at work now (away from my wireless) but when I get home tonight I'll post instructions.

 

[ugadog99]

Thank you so much.

Melanie

 

[Barb D]

OK, to encrypt a Linksys router:

Connect your computer to the wireless router with an ethernet cable.

Type "192.168.1.1" in the address bar on your browser. This will take you to the router configuration page. If you're prompted for a username and you didn't already change it, enter "admin" (maybe "Admin", I don't remember) and leave the password blank. You'll want to change that.

Select the Wireless tab, and then the Wireless Security subtab. This is NOT the same thing as the "Security" tab.

On the Wireless Security page, select "WPA Pre-Shared Key" as the Security mode, TKIP as the WPA algorithm, and enter a password as the WPA Shared Key. Press the Save Settings button.

Now disconnect from the ethernet cable, and try connecting to the wireless connection. It should prompt you for the password. Enter the same thing you entered on the setup page.

Make the password something not easily guessed. A good idea is to think of a phrase, and then use the first letter of each word of the phrase. For instance, you could use "The hills are alive with the Sound of Music...". The password would be "ThaawtSoM...". If you forget your password, you can always connect your computer to the router with the ethernet cable and get it that way.

Let me know how it works out. You'd be surprised at how many unsecured wireless networks there are out there, just waiting for neighbors to share!

And sorry, OP, for hijacking your thread!

 

[dundee10]

Your bandwidth will be terrible, but it can be done. I did it years ago before broadband was available to us.

The computer that is dialed in will also need to have a network card installed. Set that computer to share an internet connection. You'll plug your router into the dial-up computer. Don't know what version of windows you're running, but just check under windows help "share internet connection" for some step-by-step help.

It WILL be nice to be free of a cable to your notebook!

 

[TENIA66]

I think i've got it but i'm having two issues when attempting to use connection with laptop, I get IP address error, more than 1 on it a and DNS error, reset by host....anyone???