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NOS2Go4Me,Dec 5 2005, 03:52 PM Wrote:I'd say just get a D-Link or Linksys wired router for even cheaper... 20-40 bucks at Staples, depending on the day and what rebates are out. Wireless is enabled by default on every SOHO (Small Office / Home / Home Office) router sold, and that's a free ticket for anyone to use your Internet connection for their purposes.

It's dead simple. 99.9% of all cable companies use a modem-based authentication that you never see, so connect the router, connect the comps to the router... and happy surfing to you!
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My mom just had her basement finished so she's not really wanting to run more 'holes' in the walls. Just something 'easy'..... so price isn't much of a deal. Basically though, your way above, would still require a network cable run from the machine in the basement, up though the floor to the other room upstairs where the main computer with the internet connection is. I'm guessing that's a good 200 feet or more of cable to get it around everything so $$$$$. Might be cheaper for wireless.

Also, we live in Saskatchewan and the part of the city my mom lives in, especially the block she is on, I think there might be 3 computers on the whole street, everyone is retired, older. Not a big concern of bandwidth theft.