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    Dec 19, 2006, 07:36 AM
    Interfacing ethernet to wireless LAN
    Hello Dear,

    I am currently using ethernet connection.I have ethernet slot in my room.I want to make a wireless connection of 4 or 5 laptops with this available slot. How can I do this?What necessary products I will be requiring for this. Guide me, I am new in this field.

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    Dec 19, 2006, 08:07 AM
    You need a Wireless Access Point. You connect the WAN port to your Ethernet jack, then connect the laptops to the WAP.

    However, WAPs are harder to come by. You can probably get a wireless router (which included a WAP) more easily and for less money. If you go that route, you will need to disable the DHCP function on the device.
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    Dec 19, 2006, 08:30 AM
    Thanks Sir,

    Can you refer the name for any wireless router and tell me a little more about WAN.

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    Dec 19, 2006, 09:32 AM
    There are several makers of wireless routers; Linksys, Netgear, Belkin, D-Link and several others.

    WAN stands for Wide Area Network. Generally it's the feed coming from your carrier.
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