Going wireless

I installed a wireless network PCI card on my upstairs computer, even though
I have a wired ethernet router. After installation I noticed a few
(unsecured) wireless networks in my area to which I can successfully
connect. The problem is I still seem to be only using my primary bandwidth.
How do I get the benefit of this extra wireless connection? It's like
windows uses the wired line or the wireless connection, but not both. Is
this a TCP setup problem, windows problem, or should I just scrap the idea.
(I hope to eventually replace my wired router with a wireless router.)

Is the wireless computer that you are logging onto the unsecure networks
with also connected to the wired router at the same time? If so, you could
disconnect the wired router entirely and just use the wireless. Other
people might be able to get into your computer if the network is unsecure.

"Cerebral Bogsey" <none@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>I installed a wireless network PCI card on my upstairs computer, even
>though I have a wired ethernet router. After installation I noticed a few
>(unsecured) wireless networks in my area to which I can successfully
>connect. The problem is I still seem to be only using my primary
>bandwidth. How do I get the benefit of this extra wireless connection?
>It's like windows uses the wired line or the wireless connection, but not
>both. Is this a TCP setup problem, windows problem, or should I just scrap
>the idea. (I hope to eventually replace my wired router with a wireless
>router.)
>

"Cerebral Bogsey" <none@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:Qh3dh.3941$Rj.740@newsfe19.lga...
>I installed a wireless network PCI card on my upstairs computer, even
>though I have a wired ethernet router. After installation I noticed a few
>(unsecured) wireless networks in my area to which I can successfully
>connect. The problem is I still seem to be only using my primary
>bandwidth. How do I get the benefit of this extra wireless connection?
>It's like windows uses the wired line or the wireless connection, but not
>both. Is this a TCP setup problem, windows problem, or should I just scrap
>the idea. (I hope to eventually replace my wired router with a wireless
>router.)

You should not be trying to use both connectios at once. One of the
connections to the 'net
should be disabled. Are you using ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on the
Window box downstairs? With any network topology to your router (direct
wireless or wired to router, or via downstairs PC using ICS through it to
router) you should be able to set up a "network share" on either computer,
ie run it as a server, which could have, say your work files and MP3s and so
on. You can stream you MP3s from the server downstairs then with Windows
Media Player on your upstairs machine for example. Create an account on your
downstairs server which has the same login as your upstairs machine of
course. To give each machine a name in "System" in Windoze that maps to it's
Ip address alter "lmhosts" and "hosts" in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC or
just use the dotted decimal in "Map Network Drive" in "Tools" menu of "My
Computer" to connect to server from upstairs workstation. When you login to
workstation in future the machine should automatically connect to the server
and show network drive in Windows Explorer (My Computer). The client/server
connection will be at maximum possible bandwidth then.

Hope that's helpfull. Email address if you need it is on my website
http://www.lightclock.ath.cx/initialise.htm

Litmus (andy)

>>I installed a wireless network PCI card on my upstairs computer, even
>>though I have a wired ethernet router. After installation I noticed a few
>>(unsecured) wireless networks in my area to which I can successfully
>>connect. The problem is I still seem to be only using my primary
>>bandwidth. How do I get the benefit of this extra wireless connection?
>>It's like windows uses the wired line or the wireless connection, but not
>>both. Is this a TCP setup problem, windows problem, or should I just
>>scrap the idea. (I hope to eventually replace my wired router with a
>>wireless router.)
>
> You should not be trying to use both connectios at once. One of the
> connections to the 'net
> should be disabled. Are you using ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on the
> Window box downstairs? With any network topology to your router (direct
> wireless or wired to router, or via downstairs PC using ICS through it to
> router) you should be able to set up a "network share" on either computer,
> ie run it as a server, which could have, say your work files and MP3s and
> so on. You can stream you MP3s from the server downstairs then with
> Windows Media Player on your upstairs machine for example. Create an
> account on your downstairs server which has the same login as your
> upstairs machine of course. To give each machine a name in "System" in
> Windoze that maps to it's Ip address alter "lmhosts" and "hosts" in
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC or just use the dotted decimal in "Map
> Network Drive" in "Tools" menu of "My Computer" to connect to server from
> upstairs workstation. When you login to workstation in future the machine
> should automatically connect to the server and show network drive in
> Windows Explorer (My Computer). The client/server connection will be at
> maximum possible bandwidth then.
>
> Hope that's helpfull. Email address if you need it is on my website
> http://www.lightclock.ath.cx/initialise.htm
>
> Litmus (andy)
>
>
I have two computers networked using Windoze....I share an iTunes music
library and my recording work between the two computers over ethernet. The
upstairs computer now has a wireless NIC which is disabled most of the time.
When it connects to the unsecure network, I have to do it manually and when
I run ipconfig it shows connection to the same internet provider as I have.

Yeah, I use ICS between the two machines, but it seems bogus. Not sure if
my line is getting tapped out or what. I have cable internet and it is very
fast, but it is somewhat less than the rated values, especially for uploads.