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want to setup wifi in apt - only have ps3 and laptop

  • 26-06-2008 10:16AM
    #1
    nice1franko
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,300 ✭✭✭


    I'd like to setup wifi in my apartment but I don't have a PC that I can connect the wireless router to. I have a laptop but wiring it to that would obviously defeat the purpose.

    I have magnet, so there are plenty of standard network sockets around the apartment.

    So, my question is: can I just buy a wireless router, stick in a network cable, tuck the router away on a bookshelf or something and then my laptop and ps3 will be able to detect the wifi and connect to it?

    edit the 2 routers im looking at are:

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=308929
    and
    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=306148

    would either of these do the job do you think?


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  • #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,424 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    nice1franko wrote: »
    I'd like to setup wifi in my apartment but I don't have a PC that I can connect the wireless router to. I have a laptop but wiring it to that would obviously defeat the purpose.

    I have magnet, so there are plenty of standard network sockets around the apartment.

    So, my question is: can I just buy a wireless router, stick in a network cable, tuck the router away on a bookshelf or something and then my laptop and ps3 will be able to detect the wifi and connect to it?

    edit the 2 routers im looking at are:

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=308929
    and
    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=306148

    would either of these do the job do you think?

    Both should work fine. Plug the Magnet ethernet cable into the WAN port on the router and it should collect the needed info (address, DNS server etc.) Don't forget to turn on WPA encryption and turn off SSID broadcast.


  • #3
    nice1franko
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,300 ✭✭✭nice1franko


    woo hoo. thanks a mill fella!


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