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just bought a usb wireless adaptor for my kids computer - i have a speedtouch wireless router from aol on my main computer - i have installed the usb on kids computer and was able to connect to the internet without setting up a wireless network - is this ok ? are there any advantages/disadvantages by doing it this way?
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Your wireless router is acting as the gateway to the internet, the usb adapter on the kid's computer is connecting to the router which then allows it access to the internet. Which is fine, you don't need to set up a "network" as such. Although if you wanted to share files, or a printer perhaps, between the computers, you would need to set up a workgroup. Easy to do in XP, if that's what you're using. Go to "my network places", and click on "network setup wizard", follow it through.
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| Eek, no password needed very dodgy, you should really secure the wireless network. hris
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i like the idea of the kids sharing my printer - do i setup a home or small office network or a home wireless network - and do i set this up on main computer or kids computer
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Use the network wizard to set up a home network on each. Don't forget to configure your firewall to allow access each to the other.
Good luck.
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on the network wizard do i set up a wireless network on main computer and then do the same on kids computer?
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No just run the standard network wizard. You must have already set up the wireless side when you installed the router as you can access the internet through it.
Just make sure that you give the same network name to each computer and set up the firewall to allow access.
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