can I use a potable router with a computer different from the one in which I set up the router?
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I'm not sure what you mean by "portable router". All routers are portable - the computer they are hooked to makes no difference to them.\n\nIf you mean "portable networking device" like a USB wireless device, then you'll have to have the correct driver on the other computer for it to use it.
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there are two type of routers that you can look at.  the first is a wired router, with that you comeout of your cable or dsl modem and plug into the WAN port of the router.  After you have followed the directions and set up some options such as ipaddress scheme you want to use, how many computers can be connected and what security you want. you then take the cable from the pc and plug it into one of the other ports in the router and you should be connected.  What the router is doing is taking your internet address, like 10.1.5.30 and the router changes the address as it passes it back to you, say 192.168.1.100.  you talk to the router, the router talks to the network.  buy another computer, attach another lan cable to the router and hook it up to the new pc. it will be given another address, 192.168.1.101 for instance.  and so on and so forth.  two nice issues with routers, by definition a router is a hardwire firewall,  if someone is trying to slam 10.1.5.20, your pc will not respond, because it is 192.168.1.100.  second you can have on some routers as many as 253 pc connected to the router(using extra hubs and switches) so you can really get your money worth out of the internet subsscription of course the cable company hates it and will not support you on calls if you say you are using a router.  \n\nSecond issues, you do not want  your computer near  your dad's and you can not run a long lan cable to your pc.  then you want a wireless router.  same basic issues, cable modem to WAN port, set up the router specifics, but then you have to have a wireless card, or a usb wireless port on the pc.  if its a laptop, you may already have the wireless capablity built in.  you load some software on your pc and then tell the pc what wireless router to talk to.  you may find based on where you live, that you may see several in your neighboorhood.  This is why turning on security settings gets to be important, without the proper security password schemes WPA is best, someone can jump on your network and see what your computers are showing.  most wireless routers come with lan ports also, so dad's pc again just hooks up with the lan cable.\n\nWireless routers come in several different speeds and technical specs, that affect speed between computers, distance from the wireless router etc.  do some home work and then go to the store and get what you need.  \n\nby the way remember, whatever the speed your router supports, you will not really go any faster than what your cable modem supports.  what is nice is the pc to pc or pc to printer speeds that you can gain with the faster routers.
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the router takes care of the hard stuff, as long as both computers are set up to dhcp then just right click properties sharing enables files and folders, then just browse the network
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That's a fairly broad question, and it may help to know why you need to prove that these are one or the other.\n\nRouters, hubs, and switches would normally be considered computer-related.  Although some may argue that some of these, especially routers and some switches that have their own operating system and do some 'computational' work could technically be called computers.  Most in the industry, given the choice, would still call these computer-related.\n\nA modem is computer-related.  Not likely to get much of an argument there.\n\nFirewalls would normally be considered computer-related.  Although they can also run their own operating systems and be considered 'computer' devices.\n\n"Storage" .. not sure what you intend for this one.  Network attached storage? Some kind of SAN?\n\nServers are definitely computers, no question.\n\nNow for the more interesting part of your question, "I need to prove that networking equipment are computer related and cannot work without connecting to computer(s)..."\n\nIt really depends on what you mean by 'cannot work.'  A router can 'work' without being connected to a computer.  You can boot it up, start the operating system, connect it to a network of other routers, etc and it can 'do' a lot of things, but it would not being doing what it was intended to do.  \n\nI think you are on the right track of answering your own question.  "Networking equipment transfers data between two or more computers or related equipment."  Except for including servers and storage in your original list, I think you've answered yourself.
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Umm... not directly no, but nothing stops you from connecting it to a pc that's connected to the wireless router. What exactly is it you're trying to accomplish? There may be another way.\n\nEdit: Hmm, well I know that can be done if both computers are on the same network, and the drive is shared. Once they're in a network as long as the computer that the drive is attached to is running, the other person could go to start menu -> run and type &#92;&#92;whatevcerthecomputernameis and it would pop up, they could browse it just like it was one of thier drives. However networking really isn't my thing, so I can't explain it any better than that, unfortunately.
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That will really depend on the router, particularly if it allows a wireless computer to log into it.  For security reasons, some routers will only allow settings to be changed by a computer with a physical, wired connection.\n\nBecause all routers are different, your best bet is to determine the make and model of the router, then visit the manufacturer's website to try and obtain the owner's manual, assuming you don't have it available.  You may have to temporarily connect one computer with an ethernet cable to do the initial setup.  Whether or not the router requires a wired connection, it's usually a configuration tool (attainable at the mfr's website) or just opening up a browser and entering in a specific IP address (192.168.0.1 is a common one) to access the controls for the router, including WEP/security settings.\n\nGood luck and hope that helps some!
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Hi, since I don't know anything about your router I can't say anything, but if you want to connect your laptop and desktop, you can use the ethernet cable (for connecting two pcs).  Go to Control Panel, then Network Connection then right click the Lan connection and to properties.  Now highlight Internet Protocol and the hit properties.  Assign the IP address 10.1.1.1 to one and 10.1.1.2 to another.  Now for subnet put 255.255.255.0 in both. Say okay and now your laptop and desktop should be able to see each other in the workgroup.  You would have to individually share the folders/drives you would want the other to see.
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yes but not to the same router.  You can only route thru one cable modem on each pc.  However you can use them and setup a VPN so the two networks are shareable.
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You need  a router. if you don't want a wireless router, then you can get a wired router and buy enough cat5 cable to run from the upstairs computer to the router downstairs. You will then connect your DSL modem to the router and both computers to the router. Go to your computer name settings from the properties of my computer and enter a workgroup name for both of them (the default is "workgroup" and will work fine also), not the domain setting. The router software should set up a dynamic host table to give both of the computers their own IP addy to communicate on so you can use automatically detect in the TCP/IP settings. the DSL modem will now recognize the DSL modem as the IP address for your home account, not that of the computer. If you want sharing permissions for files and folders then you will need to create profiles on each of the computers that give the necessary permissions for the other computers profile/sign on. \n\nThe cat5 cable itself will have to be physically run from the upstairs computer to the router so you will need to either get enough to tack it on the stairs and wall trim etc or drill through the floor/ceiling.\n\n\nGood Luck
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Yes you can but you don't share the hardware- you share the software. There is a program called VNC which allows you to connect to another PC on the network and take control of it, if it as though you were in front of it, very good piece of software.\nGo here for details- you can download a free limited copy:\nhttp://www.realvnc.com/
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The modem is enough to connect you to the Internet but a router can do a couple things for you.\n\n1.  If you have an internet service that requires a user ID and password such as SBC DSL or AOL Broadband the router can be programmed with the ID and password and login to your Internet service for you.\n\n2.  It acts as a hardware firewall seperating your PC or PCs from the rest of the Internet using a technique known as network address translation (NAT).  Because of this it can actually keep your PC from getting infected with some self-propagating viruses like NIMDA for instance.
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u need to call the router manufaturer for configuration of the router
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Any model will work, it is just a standard cable connection, the router will have a setup wizard, just set it up to be a cable connection, not pppoe, plug in the computer and away you go...
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Login to the router and look for possible "port forwarding".  This will allow you to connect to the public IP address of the computer you want to connect to and the port forwarding will forward any activity through that specific port to the internal IP address you specify.  For example, windows xp has remote desktop that uses port 3389, you would then set the port forwarding to forward all activity coming into your router on port 3389 to go to the internal IP of the computer you want to access.  Clear as mud?
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Yes the best wireless router you can use is Linksys WRT54G in this case you have a modem cum router so you will have an internal ip of 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 something like that ,check that and follow the list. Please follow the list\n\n  \nPlease follow these directions to setup your Broadband modem:\n\nConnecting your Broadband Modem to the Router\n\n1.      First connect directly to your Broadband Modem without the router and verify that you can get on line.\n\n2.      Once you've verified that you can get onto the internet without the router please proceed. If you can not please contact your ISP for further assistance.\n\n3.      Now unplug the Ethernet cable that connects to your Broadband Modem from the back of your computer.\n\n4.      Take the connection that you just unplugged from the back of your computer and connect it to the WAN port of the router.\n\n5.      Take a different Ethernet cable and plug it into port closest to the WAN port, or into the LAN port.\n\n6.      Look on the front of the router.   The following lights should be illuminated:\n\n-           Power\n\n-           WAN Link\n\n-          Link/Act (On the port that you connected your computer to)\n\n-          Note If other lights other than Link/Act are illuminated on this port, that is normal\n\n-          You may have a few other lights illuminated depending on the model number router you have, but the 3 above must be illuminated for proper connection.\n\n7.      Hold the Reset button on the router for 30 seconds or more\n\n8.      Restart your computer\n\nConfiguring the Router\n\n1.      Go to your desktop and double click on Internet Explorer (Located on the Start Menu in Windows XP)\n\n2.       When "Internet Explorer" opens type http://192.168.1.1 into the "Address" bar and click on Go\n\n3.      The "Enter Network Password" window will appear.\n\n4.       Skip user name and type admin (admin is the default password) as the password, and click OK\n\n5.      Change the LAN IP address from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.0.1**\n\n6.       Click Apply\n\n**NOTE:  Once you click apply you will no longer access the router via http://192.168.1.1, but http://192.168.0.1\n\nFinishing the Setup\n\n1.      Shut down your PC.\n\n2.      Unplug the power from the back of the router.\n\n3.      Unplug the power from the modem.\n\n4.      Wait for 30 second.\n\n5.      Power up the modem.\n\n6.      Wait for the lights to stop blinking.\n\n7.      Power up the router.\n\n8.      Start up your computer.\n\n9.    Surf the internet.\n \n \n\nNow to setup wireless\n\nTypically most non-Linksys branded wireless adapters have their own built-in Configuration utilities. If unsure on how to use them, please see the Wireless Adapters documentation or contact the Manufacturer of the Wireless Adapter. If Windows XP is being used, then the Wireless Adapter may use Windows XP’s built-in configuration utility, which would be the same configuration as Linksys products under Windows XP. If this is the case, try the following instructions:\n\nClick on the Start button and click on the Run option. \nWhen the “Run” window opens, type ncpa.cpl into the “Open” field and click on the OK button. \nWhen the “Network Connections” window opens, right click on the Wireless Network Connection icon and click on the View Available Wireless Networks option. \nClick on the SSID that the Wireless Network is using (linksys is the default SSID on all Linksys Wireless products). \nAfter clicking on the SSID of the Wireless Network, there will be either a check box stating, Allow me to connect to the selected network, even though it is not secure, or “Network Key” and “Confirm network key” fields. \nIf there is a check box, check it, then click on the Connect button \nIf there are “Network Key” and “Confirm network key” fields, then input the Wireless Networks WEP Key, then click the Connect button. \nAfter clicking the “Connect
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routers are just directing connections to and from computers, so it doesn't matter what kind of system you're using, just make sure the computer is setup and functioning correctly.
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You need a router that can act as a VPN 'endpoint.' Your router doesn't do that. See the link below for a list of Linksys routers that can be endpoints (and other related information).\n\nHowever, yif you are running Windows XP you should be able to have one PC connect to the company VPN and have all the other use that connection. They would connect through the PC that is running the VPN. Use Internet Connection Sharing to do this. See the second link below. \n\nSource(s):\nhttp://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/link...\n\nhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/e...