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Originally Posted by badger1977
Thanks for the advice. Makes sense apart from one thing.The one thing is the desktop PC connection and whether that can remain "wired" rather than wireless..... I'm a bit confused about that one.I assume that if the desktop is connected to the Wireless router via ethernet cable then the dektop PC will effectively be using a wired connection. Is that right?
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yes, it will be wired but only in order to transmit the settings from pc to router and vice versa (i.e. to get them to be able to 'see' each other). once they are connected you can do away with the ethernet cable from router to pc.
There is not point in having a wireless router connected by cables, it's not wireless then is it? Once you get it set up upstairs, you should be able to turn on your laptop downstairs, search for available wireless connections and it should find your router upstairs. To connect to it you will have to enter the key and/or password you set when you set up the router and that should be it. (you can set it up without a password if you like but then it would be open for anyone nearby to connect to, i.e. 'a hotspot').