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Pleb router question
Know zilch about routers and wireless networks so before I go digging deeper, am I trying for the impossible.
I need to move my PC to another room for some weeks so had the idea that I could install a router to work with my cable modem (not STB) and then use the wireless capability to get internet access from the PCâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s temporary home. I had considered moving or extending the NTL cable but it really wasnââ‚ ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t practical to get it to where it was needed without major hassle.
So I installed a Linksys WRT54G router and configured it using my PCâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s facilities. This is probably where Iâ₠™ve misunderstood what a wireless router can do. I thought that once it was configured to run with the NTL modem it could act as a stand-alone device and I could then pick up the WiFi broadband connection in the other room. So I installed a Linksys WUSB54G USB adapter on the PC and tried it.
XP recognised the adapter but when I click †œView available wireless networksââ‚ ‚¬Ã‚ there arenââ‚ ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t any shown. This just could be a hardware/software problem. So before I go ploughing through knowledge-base articles and the like Iâ₠™d appreciate knowing whether a router can run this way or must it always be hardwired (Ethernet) to a base PC and only then can other PCs and laptops pick up the wireless connection.
TIA
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