networking 101 lesson

wootmachine9000 · 06-01-2006, 06:40 AM

So I am going off to college in the fall and the institute I chose requires everyone in the freshman class to purchase a certain laptop (from them because they load it with all sorts of software). It is an HP NW8440 Mobile Workstation.

Anyways I would like to be able to network it with the system I just built for myself since I have a few extra PCI's but I have not the slightest clue how.

Here's the info: the laptop has 10/100/1000 Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless, Bluetooth networking interfaces (whatever that means). I would like to go wireless if I can do so cheaply. Assuming I got this right for my motherboard
I have 2 PCIe x1's and a PCIe x4 free (cause I will be getting another video card for SLI). I don't know if it makes a difference but there they are.

Thanks

elf · 06-01-2006, 10:28 AM

Do you have a router, hub, and do your other computers have network cards? That laptop is ready to go with whatever you decide to use (be it wired network or wireless). Now it all depends on your PC's.

wootmachine9000 · 06-01-2006, 12:52 PM

I do not have a router, hub, etc. My room with have a ethernet port (or whatever for internet, not sure what the institute has for a network, but the campus is wifi enabled) I just want my laptop and my system (see drop down) to be wirelessly networked.

Thanks

elf · 06-04-2006, 07:57 PM

Then you will need to have wireless cards installed in both machines. Once you connect to the school's network just make sure your two machines are in the same workgroup. You may need to map the network drive to get it to connect, and if you need help figuring that out just let us know.

06-01-2006, 06:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
wootmachine9000 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RHIT-#1 in Engineering for 8 straight years Posts: 234 OS: none currently-broken My System	networking 101 lesson So I am going off to college in the fall and the institute I chose requires everyone in the freshman class to purchase a certain laptop (from them because they load it with all sorts of software). It is an HP NW8440 Mobile Workstation. Anyways I would like to be able to network it with the system I just built for myself since I have a few extra PCI's but I have not the slightest clue how. Here's the info: the laptop has 10/100/1000 Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless, Bluetooth networking interfaces (whatever that means). I would like to go wireless if I can do so cheaply. Assuming I got this right for my motherboard I have 2 PCIe x1's and a PCIe x4 free (cause I will be getting another video card for SLI). I don't know if it makes a difference but there they are. Thanks

06-01-2006, 10:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
elf Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN or Austin, TX depending Posts: 7,038 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 My System	Do you have a router, hub, and do your other computers have network cards? That laptop is ready to go with whatever you decide to use (be it wired network or wireless). Now it all depends on your PC's. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! I do not subscribe to threads, so if I stop replying, PM me with a link to your thread so I can find it again.

06-01-2006, 12:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
wootmachine9000 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RHIT-#1 in Engineering for 8 straight years Posts: 234 OS: none currently-broken My System	nope I do not have a router, hub, etc. My room with have a ethernet port (or whatever for internet, not sure what the institute has for a network, but the campus is wifi enabled) I just want my laptop and my system (see drop down) to be wirelessly networked. Thanks

06-04-2006, 07:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
elf Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN or Austin, TX depending Posts: 7,038 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 My System	Then you will need to have wireless cards installed in both machines. Once you connect to the school's network just make sure your two machines are in the same workgroup. You may need to map the network drive to get it to connect, and if you need help figuring that out just let us know. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! I do not subscribe to threads, so if I stop replying, PM me with a link to your thread so I can find it again.