How to Network a Desktop and a Laptop

How to Network a Desktop and a Laptop If you have a desktop and a laptop in your home, then learning how to network a desktop and a laptop is a must. When you network your desktop and laptop, you can share files and a printer, among many other things. The steps below will show you how to network a desktop and a laptop. Purchase a router. The laptop must have a wireless card installed. If the laptop you are trying to network to your desktop is new, then it will have a wireless card installed. Connect the router. You need an Ethernet cable. Connect the Ethernet cable to your DSL or cable modem in a port called "internet" or "WAN." This will allow the router to receive the signal. You should have gotten an Ethernet cable with your router. Plug one end into your PC. Plug the...

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Setting Up Home Wireless Network

Setting up home wireless network – Introduction Thinking of setting up home wireless network? Everyone has gone digital today with all our music, photos and videos stored on our home PCs. We can do so much more today with our PCs such as video editing, creation of photo collages, playing online games etc. Setting up a home wireless network gives us the opportunity to ‘share it all’ with our friends and family. Setting up a home wireless network needn’t be intimidating and the benefits are enormous. Setting up home wireless network – Router If you already have a broadband internet connection, adding a wireless router will allow you to...

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Setting up a Wireless Network Adapter

Setting up a Wireless Network Adapter – Introduction Read on to learn how to install and set up your wireless network adapter. Here you will find all you need to know to set up your wireless adapter for your PC or laptop. Be sure to read ourInstalling a Wireless Network Adapter page for details on the options available to you and advice on choosing an adapter. If you have a new PC or laptop then you will probably already have wireless networking capabilities built in and you can probably skip the next few steps and carry on to the installing software and drivers section. Setting up a Wireless Network Adapter – Built In Support If...

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Home Network Attached Storage Device

Home Network Attached Storage Device - Introduction Adding a Home Network Attached Storage device or NAS is one of the best ways to share and backup files on your home network. You can add one easily to any home network but for the fastest access times you will want to have a wired Gigabit (1000M bits/s) Ethernet network running. That doesn’t mean you can’t use this beauty with a Wireless network though! – wireless is fast catching up with the latest wireless 802.11n standard giving up to 300 M bits/s connection speeds. Home Network Attached Storage Device – The Benefits Why should you consider adding one to your home network? Well,...

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