Kevin
Fri Nov 28 09:02:05 CST 2003
Your situation is like many - you already have a wired network for your SBS
in place, and simply want to add wireless capability for a few PCs.
You need to purchase an access point (AP) that will plug into your current
switch. I'm using SMC at some work sites, and a Linksys AP at home. Both
seem to work fine. I tried a Netgear AP, and had horrible luck - but it may
have been due to other circumstances. The SMC supposedly has one of the
better throughput speed when WEP is enabled.
I have one site where the AP is located on the 6th floor of a building (near
the server and the hub./switch), and the two wireless users are on the 7th
floor, and it works great. I even have a wireless print server to the laser
printer on the 7th floor.
Then, for the PC itself, I have had remarkable success with the external SMC
Wireless USB adapters (SMC 2662W). I say that only because I had horrible
success in trying to implement a USB modem a year or so ago.
-kw
"Newbie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:08aa01c3b5bc$e817d160$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Firstly, Sorry if this is inapropriate group.
>
> Have an SBS 2000 network want to have one PC connected via
> wireless communication, due to location of PC in building
> it's impossible to run datacable/data_point to this
> location.
>
> What i want to know is what hardware i need to connect it
> to the current setup and how best to secure.
>
> Current setup - SBS server > Wall Data Points > Patch
> Panel > Switch > Pc's
> Router
>
> Anyone know of any good web_pages which show how best to
> set this up
>
>