KerryS Posted September 15, 2004 Author Posted September 15, 2004 Right! Initial security until I can sort it is to tell the dogs to keep an eye out for anyone outside with a laptop and tell them to sod off. They said OK K Quote
waynem Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 What Andy meant was you need to tell the Access Point which computers are allowed to talk and how they talk. Each network card in the whole wide world has a unique ID called a MAC address (just a big number). As for the SSID, think of this as your networks own little club name. Non-members not allowed and wouldn't understand anyway as they don't speaka da lingo or know the secret handshakes (WEP) Simple... Quote
KerryS Posted September 16, 2004 Author Posted September 16, 2004 Thanks, Waynem, I do know I need to do something about security really, and I think I understand teh principles of what you've explained. Son-in-law is a systems engineer and he's bringing daughter across from East Anglia this weekend so we sort it this weekend as well as doing a bit of car building. Kerry S Quote
CateringVan Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 What make and model of wireless access point / router do you have ? Someone on here is bound to have the same type and can probably give you some basic instructions Quote
Jan Coombes Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 I am glad I am not the only sad git to have broadband in there garage. But mine is hard wired, which gives me a phone too. Now has any one else got sky tv in there garage, or is that taking the car thing too far? Quote
Blatman Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 I have Sky "Multi Room", but it's not in the garage... and I have a DECT phone, so I can have a phone in the garage. Never really felt the need for a PC or TV in there though Quote
KerryS Posted September 16, 2004 Author Posted September 16, 2004 No I don't need Intenet access in the garage - it was just a fun thing to try to see if I could do it. The router is an Actiontec single port device as vaguely supported by NTL. It came with a wireless card for a laptop which I don't need as both laptops have built in wi-fi, so I'll flog that and also flog the 4-port hardwired router that has been displaced. Kerry S Quote
david.c Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 Don't forget to degoogleplex the double swif buffer nodes, lockup the anti sploos with a raftitter (version 2.0 of course) and most importantly of all engage the spangleflume wirrlitzer nadspankers. Top advice David Quote
moomin Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 and now you have wi-fi in the garage, you can do this. okok... I went too far... tis funny though moomin Quote
Bazzer Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 I can get WiFi outside my garage at the end of the garden. IF I go inside the walls however I loose signal. Anyone got any ideas on how to solve this ? Bazzer Quote
waynem Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 Is it corragated steel ?? (The garage I mean ?) If so, it may act like a Faraday cage and suppress all incoming/outgoing transmissions.. Try and switch channels.... Dunno ?? Quote
adhawkins Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 You could try relocating the wireless access point. Or some of them have sockets you can plug in an external antenna. Failing that, I think you can get a repeater... Andy Quote
Al Yupright Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 I have a colleague who runs a mini isp for all his neighbours using a single broadband line and a bunch of wireless access points. He has fitted larger aerials to some of them! You could fit a wireless access point in the garage with an external aerial on the side of the garage? And then plug the laptop into the wap thru a cable? Quote
KerryS Posted September 16, 2004 Author Posted September 16, 2004 err...stay outside!?? Kerry S Quote
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