OT: VERY SIMPLE HOME NETWORK

[Jean-Pierre A. Radley]

Art Moore propounded (on Fri, Dec 24, 2004 at 03:50:36PM -0600):

| I am going to be spending a few days after Xmas with my oldest son
| (30+) alone - bonding.  One of the things we decided to try during our
| retreat is to network to computers.  Neither one of us has ANY CLUE on
| networking Windows computers.
|
| We have two portables (HP and Toshiba) both less than six months old
| and both running Windows XP Professional and both with I believe
| enough slots or whatever to network.  We are looking to a wireless
| setup.
|
| We only decided to try this because we can.  There are no security
| problems or concerns.  Both the computers are mine and I can only see
| one use for networked computers at this point.  I use modems with the
| computers now.  Soon I will be getting a DSL line.  I would like to be
| able to print to a single computer from anywhere.
|
| If it is possible I would just like in the simplest terms possible
| suggestions of what I should get in the way of equipment.  I know the
| minds an abilities of this group or usually for more advanced.  I do
| not want to build anything elaborate I want to use the KISS principle
| then MAYBE I will understand what I am doing.

Normally you would use one wireless router and a wireless card for each
machine.

However the magic of Google should have quickly pointed you, as it just
now pointed me, to this Microsoft page:

  www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bowman_02april08.mspx

which is entitled:

  Making the Wireless Home Network Connection in Windows XP Without a Router


-- 
JP