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Theodoric · 12-08-2010, 18:15

I've spent years without the need of any knowledge of wi-fi but I now need to get myself up to speed. Before drowning in google results I thought posting here might be a good start. My apologies for the very basic nature of the questions.

Currently I have a desktop PC running under Win 7. It is not wireless enabled. I hope to buy a cheap laptop that is wireless enabled. The desktop PC is currently connected to the VM broadband cable modem and is in the same room. The laptop would be elsewhere in the house - too far away for cable.

My questions are:

1) I gather that I would need to connect the router to the VM cable modem. As the router would be in the same room as the desktop PC would it be possible to connect the PC to the router by cable? The laptop would have a wireless connection.

2) How would the available bandwidth be split between the PC and the laptop?

3) Would what each person is doing on the Internet be invisible to the other person?

12-08-2010, 18:15	#1
Theodoric Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Posts: 2,974	A few basic questions on setting up a wireless router I've spent years without the need of any knowledge of wi-fi but I now need to get myself up to speed. Before drowning in google results I thought posting here might be a good start. My apologies for the very basic nature of the questions. Currently I have a desktop PC running under Win 7. It is not wireless enabled. I hope to buy a cheap laptop that is wireless enabled. The desktop PC is currently connected to the VM broadband cable modem and is in the same room. The laptop would be elsewhere in the house - too far away for cable. My questions are: 1) I gather that I would need to connect the router to the VM cable modem. As the router would be in the same room as the desktop PC would it be possible to connect the PC to the router by cable? The laptop would have a wireless connection. 2) How would the available bandwidth be split between the PC and the laptop? 3) Would what each person is doing on the Internet be invisible to the other person?