Networking computers

[Jazz]

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Thanks Babes do appreciate the responses and yes mi have a wireless router.

[Nylah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jazz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks Babes do appreciate the responses and yes mi have a wireless router. </div></div>

mi is nat lebanese so keep your kisses to yourself

[Jazz]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jazz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks Babes do appreciate the responses and yes mi have a wireless router. </div></div>

mi is nat lebanese so keep your kisses to yourself




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Well I've been known to turn a few so don't give up hope yet

[Nylah]

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BOAL

noooooooooooo, resistance isnt futile

[j-kid]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jazz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It looks real good... how long have u been using it? was it fairly easy to set up? and how has the performance been? </div></div>

Lets put it dis way. Shi found it sooooo good dat shi decided fi fyiah di whole ah wi whe did deh pan har Technical Staff! Yuh noh si sey TuffGong lef an gaan into retirement? As fi mi, lately, mi barely can rub two nickles together, fi pay di bills. Dr D, decided fi fall back pan him medicine, soh him gaan back ah school full time, fi brush up.

[Nylah]

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awww, come here puttus

I will always have a need for you



<span style="font-style: italic">see Jazz, I only kiss handsome men</span>

[LinSkinny]

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Mi seh, it hot in ya massa.

What is the operating system on the pcs?
You have a router and network switch already? I counted five pcs, plus two printers. That means you'll need 7 ports total to combine them. Most lower end routers and switches have 4 ports. That's under $100 for those. Add another $25 for network cables, but usually you have all those already too. Depending on the version of windows, it has a network wizard that makes things simple, or complicated depending on the state of the software on the pc. Networking them is not really that difficult.

Not sure why you would need a 'server' unless you're doing something more complicated than setting up a home network. Are you talking about a print server to share out the printer?

[Jazz]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J kid</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jazz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It looks real good... how long have u been using it? was it fairly easy to set up? and how has the performance been? </div></div>

Lets put it dis way. Shi found it sooooo good dat shi decided fi fyiah di whole ah wi whe did deh pan har Technical Staff! Yuh noh si sey TuffGong lef an gaan into retirement? As fi mi, lately, mi barely can rub two nickles together, fi pay di bills. Dr D, decided fi fall back pan him medicine, soh him gaan back ah school full time, fi brush up. </div></div>

BOAL!!!! Jkid tap gimme joke yaahm man... waaai mi say!
doan worry mi have enuff questionds fe kip oonu employed.

[Jazz]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
awww, come here puttus

I will always have a need for you



<span style="font-style: italic">see Jazz, I only kiss handsome men</span> </div></div>

das ok mi into equal opportunity!

[Jazz]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: LinSkinny</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Mi seh, it hot in ya massa.

What is the operating system on the pcs? <span style="font-weight: bold">(Windows XP and Vista)</span>
You have a router and network switch already? (<span style="font-weight: bold">say warra? is the router the thing that sends the wireless signal to the vaius computers if swo then - yes - network switch I don't think so)</span>
I counted five pcs, plus two printers. That means you'll need 7 ports total to combine them. Most lower end routers and switches have 4 ports. That's under $100 for those. Add another $25 for network cables, but usually you have all those already too. Depending on the version of windows, it has a network wizard that makes things simple, or complicated depending on the state of the software on the pc. Networking them is not really that difficult.

Not sure why you would need a 'server' unless you're doing something more complicated than setting up a home network. Are you talking about a print server to share out the printer?

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Are you saying that all the computers have to be physically linked together??? KI was hoing it could be done wirelessly... I thought all networks need a server which is like the brains of the operation and which stores and backsup stuff.

mi confused \o/

[Nylah]

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naah woman, he is confirming the same as me that you have a wireless router to link up all your things! You dont need to link them physcially if you have a wireless router. If you are using a non-wireless router then you need a network switch to hook it all up.

You dont necessarily need a server. If you want to store all your information on on PC then a network wizard will allow you to do so. My work laptop, I dont keep any files on it anymore since all my work files are on my desktop in my office. My desktop then remotely backups
every night at midnight, so no need for a separate expensive server. If you have just a home office, a server is simply too much.


so you havent downloaed the trail version and play with the software to see how it works?

[kia027]

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ok you said you have
2 desktops
3 laptops
1 regular printer
1 wireless printer


and your objective is to have all connected wireless to share data between the PCs and print from both printers yes?

You have confirmed you have a wireless router

Now do the 2 desktops have a wireless device attached to it so it can access the internet wirelessly? Either a card that used internally or a device connected externally via USB?

I will assume the 3 laptops have built in Network Interface Cards(NIC)

I will also assume the wireless printer has a NIC.

so that leaves one printer that will need to be networked.

If all the PCs have wireless cards then it is just a function of having them connect into your router and I think you know how to do that already.

I have a wireless printer at home but the way it works is that it is physically connected by ethernet cable to one of the ports on the router. The printer is assigned an IP address by the router and I have it designated as my 'network printer'

The non wireless printer will have to be connected either to one of the PCs that is on the network or I think it can connect to the router (if it is modern enough I have an old clunker non wireless printer as well) but dont recall how it works when router connected.. I can remember physical connections to the pcs.

and as Nylah said the Network Magic will ensure the connectivity you need and the way you need it

[Nylah]

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yeah what Keyer said

[kia027]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
yeah what Keyer said </div></div>

hey I just wanted to clarify if she had the right hardware as well missy

[Nylah]

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no I agree. I made assumptions about her level of understanding and that she knew she needed to have certain things in place

she should be able to follow things now.