desktop and notebook can use came internet connection?

[matas]

i was thinking to get a laptop computer over the christmas. I have desktop pc already. I have verizon business dsl with it. If i get a laptop can I share the internet with both of computers, and use it at the sime time and the price?

 

[Vaktathi]

yes, you can use your DSL with both at the same time, however you will need to get a Router (or switch) to allow such use. A router allows both machines to use the external DSL connection by creating a network through which all machines connected to the router can talk to each other and the outside world (that being the DSL outside line).

 

[matas]

I assume I coundn't use the laptop internet somewhere outside the house, cuz routers radio waves doesn't go that far. What network specifications(lan card,whatever) i need to consider before buying it? And will me internet speed on pc will stay the same right?

p.s. Can I see some tutorial about connecting two computer to share internet through wireless router.

 

[Fardringle]

Depending on the equipment and the environment, it's entirely possible that you could use your laptop outside. My laptop gets a slow but still perfectly usable signal from my basic Linksys WRT54G (v2.2) router even when on the other side of the street from my house. Internet speed for your desktop PC won't change unless you do some seriously heavy downloading/uploading on the laptop.

 

[Doh!]

Originally posted by: matas
p.s. Can I see some tutorial about connecting two computer to share internet through wireless router.

Go Here for Quick Learning on Home Networking

 

[matas]

Alright thanks!

 

[matas]

what about if the main pc in this case desktop computer is off, will internet work on notebook?

 

[Slowlearner]

Your incoming internet connection - cable/dsl - connects to the WAN port on the router (which is a powered device), and the individual PCs connect to either the wired LAN ports (typically four) or wirelessly. So as long as your router has power you can connect. The general idea is to have the desktop connect using wire and the laptops wirelessly. Why? Convenience and the fact that the printer and other peripherals are already connected to the desktop, that can then be shared by laptop. Of course you cant print unless the desktop is on. Large data transfers over wireless are slow - so when you need to do that, you would connect the laptop to one of the free wired ports on the router.

When you buy that laptop make sure it has a wireless adapter (802g), and a network connection (most typically do) and buy a wireless router with it and two network cables with it. Setting all this up is quite simple.There are plenty of threads about recommended routers. I have been using a Motorola WR850g for two years- and in a two storey house only the patio has poor connectivity.