"Chaosjeff" wrote in message
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Sparks wrote:
"Chaosjeff" wrote in message
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does any body know how to create a wireless lan as i have the belkin,
wifi adaptor (USB) i have been able to create a peer to peer network
but nothing more. i would like to make it so we can file share ect.

thanks

Jeff


What version of windows are you running (XP Home/Pro/etc...)

Do you have a router, or just two pc's with wireless?

How do you connect to the internet, and do you want to share this
connection?

How many users do you have on each Pc, or does everyone just use the same
login (If the pc just goes straight to the desktop when you turn it on,
without you having to either select a user or type in a username and
password, then you just have one user)

Sparks...

i am running XP as are most of the people here, we connect to the
internet through the college's wireless network, so every body has
wireless, but no router.

on my pc, i have one user which is passworded. but i dont know about
other people who want in

jeff


Okay, there are three ways of going about this...

1 - Use the college's network.
if it is allowed, and ALL the PC that are sharing files are windows XP PRO
(not home), Windows 2000 or windows NT, then this is the way to go, mainly
because you will probably be able to share files with each other wherever
anyone is on the campus, as long as they are connected to the college
network.
On the PC's that are going to be sharing files, create user accounts, with
passwords, for everyone who needs to access the shared files - if you use
the same username and passwords they use to log onto there PC's, then they
won't be prompted for a username and password when they try to connect to
the shared resource.
You can also setup per user permissions, so, for example, all users can read
the folder, but only certain users can write to it or delete files in it.


2 - Ad-Hoc mode.
This limits the range, so only PC's near each other can share files, this
will be more secure, but, when you are connected to each other, you will
loose internet access, unless one of the PC's is connected to the college
network as well as your ad-hoc network, and they have bridged the two
networks together.

3 - Use your own router.
This is the best option really, get a CABLE router (Not an ADSL one) then
connect the WAN port of this to the college network (assuming they provide a
hard wired socket - if not, you need a wireless bridge (sometimes called a
wireless gaming adaptor)
On this router, setup an SSID different to that of the college network, and
also setup an encryption key (WPA-PSK preferably, if all users support it)

Depending on how or if the college authenticate you, you may need to either
register the routers MAC address with the college, or change it to a mac
address that is already registered (if the college make you register or you
have to log in to access the internet, then whoever's account is used for
this will be liable if anyone on your private network does anything dodgy on
the internet.

Hope this helps!

Sparks...