mdunner28 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I have a friend who just bought a broadband wireless router and laptop, but she lives in a rural area and only has a dialup connection. What would be the best method to connecting her laptop to the internet? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/631345-dialup-wireless-router/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatsniffer Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Dialing into it Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/631345-dialup-wireless-router/#findComment-589332715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralph_tran Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 you can use the wireless router to share the dialup, but keep in mind it might become even slower. If you decide to go this route, you'd need a external dialup modem, connected to an ethernet router, connected to the wifi AP. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/631345-dialup-wireless-router/#findComment-589332722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdunner28 Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 I don't really have the option of purchasing more equipment, although I'm sure it'd make this task much easier. I've been reading a bit since my original post, and does anyone think using ICS would be a good method? The PC with the modem could be connected to the wireless router via ethernet for the wireless router to be used more as a wireless access point. I could use the modem PC as the functioning 'router' and set it to share its dialup connection with all computers on its network. I'm not familiar with the details on this, but if anyone knows if this is a good idea or knows more on the topic, a response would be very appreciated. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/631345-dialup-wireless-router/#findComment-589332749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution. Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 it would be way to slow if you connected it to a wireless network, so your friend cant recieve wired boardband ? if not.. is there wireless internet you can purchase over there? because down in australia we have unwired which is internet service wirelessly which all we need is a provided wireless modem.. because dial up is way to slow to share. even though only one person going to use it on the network.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/631345-dialup-wireless-router/#findComment-589332773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdunner28 Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 I live in a large city, but my friend lives in a small town about 15 miles away. There they have no access to broadband internet of any kind. Sharing the dialup connection seems to be the only route to take. If it's only being used by one machine at a time would it still be too slow? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/631345-dialup-wireless-router/#findComment-589332789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted April 14, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 14, 2008 it would be fine if a wireless router would help. She would need another piece of hardware which would convert the DUN to LAN so the router can connect to it and then share it wirelessly. It's either that or using a old PC as the host and sharing it through that. Is it a dedicated line for dialup or just the regular use it when you need it on the mainline setup? apparently though, some of the older routers (Apple Airport) had wireless and a built in modem in it also. I can't find any model numbers now but it's either those or what i mentioned above or these: http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c...d=3463339789B06 which is a WWAN router. It uses the same cell phone signal she gets at her house (hopefully one of them works) and shares it wirelessly. Guess she wouldn't have to go that router as she could ust stick the card in her PC anyways but if it's for her and the rest of the house those things come in handy. (Not so cheap though... ) Edit - here's one of those Airport base stations - http://cgi.ebay.com/AirPort-Extreme-Base-S...1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/631345-dialup-wireless-router/#findComment-589332796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdunner28 Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 She only has one phone line and there is a desktop PC that could be used as the ICS. I'd love to be able to get a router that supports dial-up, but I don't really have that option. Anyone know how I can configure ICS to work as the "router" and still get the wireless to work with her laptop? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/631345-dialup-wireless-router/#findComment-589340654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmmay Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 There would be nothing wrong using ICS on the PC with the modem to share the dial-up connection through the wireless router. You will just have to make sure that the routing is setup properly on the router. IE. PC with dial-up will have to have an IP of 192.168.0.1. The router will need to be configured as a different IP (ie 192.168.0.254). You will need to setup the dhcp on the router to dish out 192.168.0.x range IP's plus 192.168.0.1 as the default gateway AND dns server. Otherwise just configure the laptop manually. It will still, however, be hella slow sharing a dial-up connection!! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/631345-dialup-wireless-router/#findComment-589340666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiefloyd_fan Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 mdunner28 said: I live in a large city, but my friend lives in a small town about 15 miles away. There they have no access to broadband internet of any kind. Sharing the dialup connection seems to be the only route to take. If it's only being used by one machine at a time would it still be too slow? no evdo? no sattelite? man you must live 15 miles from a small town hey what bout this? http://www.wiflyer.com/StoreFront.bok and if no other option for high speed and they want it what about shotgun dialup? dual Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/631345-dialup-wireless-router/#findComment-589340668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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