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Date:	Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:25:21 -0800
From:	Wayne <waynec@linkline.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Going Wireless...?

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Martin, I am coming into the middle of this thread, because I must have
deleted
your earlier post, so I am not sure what you are trying to tie into a
wireless network.
I am not currently using wireless, but I've been looking into it, so
here are a few
basic hints from what I've learned (as I understand it so far) that
might help you...

Here is a link to some background info:
http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?name=wifi

You must
a) create a wireless network, which means
1. a wireless router connected to your phone line modem, or
2. a combo wireless modem/router at the phone line, or
3. a wireless bridge device (on your current wired network)
along with item b) 3. below...
and
b) find some way of connecting your remote computer (to the new
wireless net); that can be one of these:
1. a wireless NIC (network interface card) which has driver
support for OS/2;
2. a wireless "access point" device that has ethernet ports
for computers with a non-wireless ethernet NIC;
3. a second wireless bridge with ethernet ports (to accept
ethernet cables from computers with
a normal non-wireless ethernet NIC).

A pair of wireless bridges connect two wired networks (the wired
networks may only be the ethernet ports
in the bridges themselves).
Unless your printer supports a wireless NIC, then it would need to use
b) 2. or b) 3.

To make it more confusing, some devices have dual purposes or can be
configured via settings to serve a different purpose; thus a wireless
router may (or may not) have the capability to be configured to serve as
a bridge or an access point. Maybe others can elaborate on the devices
they've used.

Wayne

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Martin Rosenfeld wrote:
> On 01/09/08 11:11 pm Robert Blair wrote:
>> A wireless access point. There are many available, Linksys makes
>> them, I have
>> a D-Link. You will need a port to plug it into so if they are all in
>> use you
>> may need a hub for more ports. If one of the ports is for the laptop
>> that
>> would free one as you will not need it when you get the WIFI working.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> What laptop?
>
> Are there Wifi cards that will plug into a slot in the computer? Are
> there WIFI transceivers that will work with printers? parallel? USB?
> Ethernet on the printer.
>
> Martin
>
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