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Spacemom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:08 PM Original message |
How to add a second computer? |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. What type of computer will your son get, a laptop or desktop and do you have a wireless cable |
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Spacemom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Most likely we'll get him a desktop |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Wireless adapter for new desktop. link below |
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Hokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-05-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. I second the advice to get a router |
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DavidMS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-12-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. I've never liked wireless |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
4. Look at the back of the cable modem. |
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Spacemom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Just one |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Then you need to get a router. |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Why not add another PCI nic card? n/t |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Get the router. |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. The internal slots seem to be going away. USB is the wave of the future. |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-05-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. That PC with the second Nic will have to be on all the time, |
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Gore1FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
13. Just get a router |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
14. Go with a router. It will give you an extra level of security. |
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