laptop wireless setup

stevejazzx

first i hope this is the right forum

i am looking to find out how to set up a laptop for wirless broadband connection at home, we have bt broadband for the pc and i would like to have a setup where i can access this thru my laptop from anywhere around the house, i realise this is pretty basic but i am unsure

1. what stuff do i need
2.setup

love some advice on this and where to buy router etc

Mac daddy

if it is a non wireless modem/router whatever you have -

Infastructure wireless networking using a wirless router

Set it to bridge to a Wirless router - connect the cat 5 cable to the uplink port on the router.

Create a wireless network -

If the laptop does not have a wireless mini pci card in buy a pcmcia wireless card install it.

Configure the nic - ssid name - wep/wpa password and channel (most nics find the channel auto)

were to buy it - Komplett

what you need wirless nic or pcmcia

Wireless router.

bundel

Linksys are easy enough to setup and configure

stevejazzx

whats the cat 5 cable

cheers for replying i think i get it
is this the signal path
modem >router> laptop card

dub45

Some general information here.

magpie

Configure the nic - ssid name - wep/wpa password and channel (most nics find the channel auto)

How do you do this for Windows 2000. In English please.

Mac daddy

stevejazzx wrote:

whats the cat 5 cable

cheers for replying i think i get it
is this the signal path
modem >router> laptop card

Network cable - you will need to connect this to the router,

the you can create a ssid on the router, dhcp out if needed

stevejazzx

thanks for reply oredered the linsky bundle
cheers again