DarrenW
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| posted on 1/5/08 at 01:56 PM |
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LAN Connections
I have 2 laptops at work. One with wireless, one without. Without is plugged into the wall (is this a LAN or ethernet connection??). Wireless one is
connected wirelessly. Unfortunately ive just moved to new office and im out of range almost.
Options -
Boost wireless signal - dont know if its posible, office is rented and everyone else is ok so doubt the owner willdo this,
Connect both laptops via cable - but i only have one plug. Is it possible to buy an adaptor like a phone line plug that allows you to connect 2 phones
to one line????
Clears as mud? Hope you can advise.
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andyd
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| posted on 1/5/08 at 02:02 PM |
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LAN = Local Area Network which can be wireless or wired.
Yes you could wire both to the same connection if you had a hub or a switch in between that wall socket and your two PC's. A hub broadcasts all
network traffic to each port on it and a switch learns where to send the traffic to based on addresses. Both are essentially the same though and come
in various sizes/costs. You only really need a cheap 4-port one to solve your problem.
Edited to say... also you can get wireless extenders which would allow the wireless connection but a hub/switch would be cheaper and less hassle to
set up.
[Edited on 1/5/2008 by andyd]
Andy
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Guinness
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| posted on 1/5/08 at 02:06 PM |
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Yup, you need a "switch" to direct the traffic.
I have a few hundred metres of CAT6 cable, face plates and terminals left over from a job we did recently. If you get the switch I'll cable up
your new office for you.
Mike
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turbodisplay
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| posted on 1/5/08 at 02:11 PM |
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Have you heard of homeplug?
85mbps connection sent over mains cable using an adapter at each end. Rj45 cat5 connection.
Darren
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the_fbi
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| posted on 1/5/08 at 04:00 PM |
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you can get splitters which will take a single (fully wired) RJ45 port and give you 2 ports out of it.
You need one at each end but its a cheap, non mains plug requiring, solution.
£10, job done.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290226619178
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DarrenW
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| posted on 1/5/08 at 04:05 PM |
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I should have said ive got a socket in the office. Only problem its a single socket so i can only plug one laptop into it at the mo.
I think i may have one of the boxes somewhere (hubs or whatever you call them). Good call - ill dig it out and see if i can make it work. Thanks for
that.
Ive just been reading the Ebay link - lost me off totally. I thought you could just plug one in at my socket to convert it from a single to double
socket. Lost me off when it sid you need one at each end- i assume by other end they mean in that cupboard full of horrible wires and lashy lights
where the server and outer live - im not going in there
[Edited on 1/5/08 by DarrenW]
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