I went wireless over the weekend. I got tired of reading all the articles about wireless computing so I did a little research and implemented the solution that looked like it worked for me. I went with the Linksys Wireless-G Access Point, which just plugged into my 8-port Linksys Switch and ran through my Linksys Cable/DSL Router. The install went very smoothly and I was up and running in no time.
The Wireless-G Access Point will work right out of the box but the installation leads you through suggested changes to make your connection much more secure. For instance basic things like changing the password to access the device were important and renaming the AP (Access Point) for the wireless network were implemented.
Also I went with 128 bit WEP Encryption, disabled the SSID Broadcast which keeps my neighbors from knowing I have a wireless network and then finally I enabled MAC Address Filtering which means that the only Wireless Card which can access my network is the one attached to my notebook. All in all I feel pretty secure sitting up here on the hill. I’ll let you know how it all works out.
ok, question, did you go wireless for the laptop? I have been thinking about that too just to get the wires off the floor. Did you go wireless for the tower computers as well? if so, did you need to get new cards or would you need to get new nic cards? and finally, does the DHCP still work thru the router/cable modem?
Posted by: JJ at September 29, 2003 04:27 PM