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Originally Posted by Brian D
Thanks. The bit that confuses me is the role of the WAP in your layout above - is it not possible to go simply NTL modem to router, router to PCs? I am really sorry for being so obtuse here.
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Yes, but a router is normally hard wired so you wouldnt have your wireless network.
If you attache your WAP to the router then you wont need wires between the router and your PC's.
The WAP just provides the transmitter for the wireless signal to the computer. It needs the router (unless you are only connecting one PC at a time) to enable the computer to then talk to the other computers pon your netwokr (whether they be hard wired or wireless) or send data to the modem.
Of course the simple anwer if you want wirelss, and are starting from scratch, is to have a router with WAP combined, which is the product you were first recommended.
Silly question, but you do have a wireless card for the PCs you were going to network, else the WAP would have nothing to transmit to.
*edit (just reread erol's post) You can make a PC perform the function of a router using windows built in internet connection sharing. To do this, you would connect your modem by wire to PC #1. You probably need a second network card in your PC#1 unless you are using USB. YOu then to the 2nd network connection of PC#1 connect your WAP. This can transmit signals to PC#2 & PC#3. i.e. PC#1 is effectively acting as your router. The disadvantage with this system is your PC#1 is now using some of it's effort passing traffic for the other 2 whcih cna slow it up a little. PC#1 also has to be swithced on whenever you are using one of the other PCs.