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Networking Question:

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fatbaby

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Right now, I have a 4 port netgear rt314 router and 2 computers and a cable modem networked over cat5. In the near future, I plan on getting a laptop with 80211 wireless connection. How can i network all 3 with the cable modem without disposing of my current network config? Would i have to purchase a wireless pci card and place it into one of the computers so the lappy would have to access the internet through one of the computers -> switch -> cable modem?

Are there any alternatives?
 
You could buy one of these and just connect it directly to your router. The router would see any wireless devices as physically connected, so there should be no problem.
 
As mentioned above all you need is a WAP (Wireless Access Point). I just set up the one linked above and it works great. Below is an outline of my network.

DSL Modem ---> Linksys 4 port router ---> 3 comps and WAP ---> Switch connected to uplink port.

Total of 6 computers currently running on the network with no problems.

The WAP11 is extremely easy to configure, especially through the USB port.🙂
 
I wouldn't recommend the Linksys WAP11. It has an inferior antenna design that gives very poor coverage. I have the BEFW11S4, which has the same antenna design as the WAP11 and I am quite disappointed in it. I would recommend the D-Link DI-714P+. It has twice the throughput capability and a much better antenna design. The D-Link AirPlus line of products has the TI chip that makes the double rate possible.
 
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