Can I Be Totally Wireless?

Ladydi · 10-17-2006, 03:46 AM

We have 3 laptops (2 wireless) 3rd is used as the Host(Ethernet)
1 desktop is installed in my sons room (No Telephone Socket) but he has wireless connection through linksys wireless g-Network USb adapter (model WUSB54GS).

Our broad band router is linksys wireless g- ADSL gateway (Model WAG54GS)

we have 2 printers, which we can access through being shared, but the Host laptop needs to be on to do this.

Now to be honest the host laptop is barely used as it is full of problems and takes a good 30 mins to load into windows (But Thats another story) Is it possible to share the broadband, printers, etc without a host and no wires if so what do i need?

Thanks for any help in advance

ladydi.....

**Fr4665** · 10-17-2006, 03:55 AM

yes you can.

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what you need is two print servers with the specific connections needed for your printers. ** those need to be connected then to the router via an rj45 cable** ~there might be wireless print servers but to my knowledge there arent~

then you can get a usb wireless adapter for the host computer ``reinstall winxp or win2k on there to make it usefull again´´ my mom loves my old laptop in the kitchen wich is a great resource to cooking or fast inernet access from the living room.

i hope that answered some questions.

truely u only need the print servers to share the printers and that goes directly over hardwire over the router.

crazijoe · 10-17-2006, 05:34 AM

Yes they do make wireless print servers.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ubCategory=387

**Fr4665** · 10-17-2006, 05:57 AM

thx for looking that up joe ima order one tonight.

**johnwill** · 10-17-2006, 03:17 PM

One thing to consider. You need to be able to connect to the router with a cable in order to configure things, and also for troubleshooting.

Ladydi · 10-18-2006, 04:41 AM

Maybe I'm being a bit dumb here, but if i unplug the cable that connects the router to the host the broadband connection ceases, am i missing something here....?

**Fr4665** · 10-18-2006, 05:20 AM

well u gota make sure the connection to the broadband is plugged into the router ... then u need to make sure that the dhcp service for distributing ips over the network is enabled in the router, if that is disabled, there wont be any connection unless u do it manually.

**johnwill** · 10-18-2006, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ladydi

Maybe I'm being a bit dumb here, but if i unplug the cable that connects the router to the host the broadband connection ceases, am i missing something here....?

I was talking about a cable from a computer to the router. Obviously, if you disconnect the modem, the expected result is no connection.

Ladydi · 10-18-2006, 01:19 PM

And I was talking about the cable that connects the computer to router. shock horror i'm not that daft.
If disconnect that cable from the laptop we lose connection to the router.....

Ladydi · 10-19-2006, 06:51 AM

Ok Sorry i am dumb, i unplugged the host from the router and it does work, sorry sorry, i am eating humble pie.

so basically i need a printserver ( with correct cables for my printers) connect this to my Router and a wireless adapter for the 3rd laptop.
and the ethernet cable that was connected is used for configuring the router.

Is this Right#

**Fr4665** · 10-19-2006, 07:10 AM

uuum yes. u can get the wireless print server and be totaly wireless and just have to hook up the print servers to the router once to configure it.

**johnwill** · 10-19-2006, 02:41 PM

FWIW, unless there's a real good reason to run wireless, you'll have far fewer issues with wired connections, not to mention vastly better file sharing performance. The only thing wireless at my place is my laptop, and I have a wireless card in a system so I can answer questions about wireless configurations.

Ladydi · 10-21-2006, 12:40 PM

thanks got my system going, thanks for help

**johnwill** · 10-21-2006, 06:26 PM

Glad we could help.

10-17-2006, 03:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ladydi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 17 OS: xp	Can I Be Totally Wireless? We have 3 laptops (2 wireless) 3rd is used as the Host(Ethernet) 1 desktop is installed in my sons room (No Telephone Socket) but he has wireless connection through linksys wireless g-Network USb adapter (model WUSB54GS). Our broad band router is linksys wireless g- ADSL gateway (Model WAG54GS) we have 2 printers, which we can access through being shared, but the Host laptop needs to be on to do this. Now to be honest the host laptop is barely used as it is full of problems and takes a good 30 mins to load into windows (But Thats another story) Is it possible to share the broadband, printers, etc without a host and no wires if so what do i need? Thanks for any help in advance ladydi.....

10-17-2006, 03:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	yes you can. - what you need is two print servers with the specific connections needed for your printers. those need to be connected then to the router via an rj45 cable ~there might be wireless print servers but to my knowledge there arent~ then you can get a usb wireless adapter for the host computer ``reinstall winxp or win2k on there to make it usefull again´´ my mom loves my old laptop in the kitchen wich is a great resource to cooking or fast inernet access from the living room. i hope that answered some questions. truely u only need the print servers to share the printers and that goes directly over hardwire over the router. __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-17-2006, 05:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Yes they do make wireless print servers. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ubCategory=387 __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

10-17-2006, 05:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	thx for looking that up joe ima order one tonight. __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-17-2006, 03:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,740 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	One thing to consider. You need to be able to connect to the router with a cable in order to configure things, and also for troubleshooting. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-18-2006, 04:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ladydi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 17 OS: xp	Maybe I'm being a bit dumb here, but if i unplug the cable that connects the router to the host the broadband connection ceases, am i missing something here....?

10-18-2006, 05:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	well u gota make sure the connection to the broadband is plugged into the router ... then u need to make sure that the dhcp service for distributing ips over the network is enabled in the router, if that is disabled, there wont be any connection unless u do it manually. __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-18-2006, 01:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ladydi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 17 OS: xp	And I was talking about the cable that connects the computer to router. shock horror i'm not that daft. If disconnect that cable from the laptop we lose connection to the router.....

10-19-2006, 06:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ladydi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 17 OS: xp	Ok Sorry i am dumb, i unplugged the host from the router and it does work, sorry sorry, i am eating humble pie. so basically i need a printserver ( with correct cables for my printers) connect this to my Router and a wireless adapter for the 3rd laptop. and the ethernet cable that was connected is used for configuring the router. Is this Right#

10-19-2006, 07:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	uuum yes. u can get the wireless print server and be totaly wireless and just have to hook up the print servers to the router once to configure it. __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-19-2006, 02:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,740 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	FWIW, unless there's a real good reason to run wireless, you'll have far fewer issues with wired connections, not to mention vastly better file sharing performance. The only thing wireless at my place is my laptop, and I have a wireless card in a system so I can answer questions about wireless configurations. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-21-2006, 12:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ladydi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 17 OS: xp	thanks got my system going, thanks for help

10-21-2006, 06:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,740 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Glad we could help. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience