Wireless Networking

[jeff_harrison_344]

Yah, I am a complete NEWBIE to this!
thats why I am asking you guys for some help. I need to know ALL the possiblee things I would need to buy to have a wireless Network. I have Cable Internet. Thanks guys~

[Pinky]

Well, wireless will be a bit expensive.

You sure you have to? Wires aren't that bad ;).

Think Best Buy carries everything you'd need, but of course their associates wouldn't be much help.

get a wireless Linksys (or comparable company's) switch, a wireless NIC for each PC. That should about do it, I think.

[rugby]

For the love of GOd make sure it's 802.11b and not whatever standard Intel was trying to shove onto everyone.

YOu need a wireless base station, I think SMC makes a really nice one and you need a wireless nic card, either a PCI card that hold a PCMCIA card or a PCMCIA card for you laptop.

[jeff_harrison_344]

So guys, for a pretty good Wireless Network, App. how much $$ ins CDN e talkin about here?

[It_The_Cow]

Quite a bit I'd say. The base stations I've looked at averaged around $500. The cards averaged around $100 each. So I think that would be around $750 CDN

[mr00bill]

Just go with wires, they won't kill you... unless...:eek:

[Pinky]

Originally posted by mr00bill
Just go with wires, they won't kill you... unless...:eek:

Oh no Mr. Bill !!

[Paiynn]

Last I saw, which wasnt very recent, the access point was about $399 and each card for PC was $150