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[chewbacca_teh_haxz0r]

My computer is a fucking dinosaur I'm not going to deny it.

If I get my lazy ass off of the couch for long enough to get a job this summer, I need some info.

How much would a decent laptop run at?
Same with a wireless router.
I don't mean crazy ASS laptops. Good router, and something decent for a laptop.

Also, my computer (as already said) is a dinosaur and I doubt it'd be at all compatible with any type of wireless router. Period. Is there any way to maintain it's connectivity to the internet while still broadcasting the single to every inch of this roach infested apartment?


Also, how would one go about setting up a router?

If you'd be so kind to tell me: does your IP address change when restarting the router?
Some people don't take too kindly to me. (4chan.)

[Psy]

Provided your current PC has USB's or has a free PCI slot on the motherboard ,then you could easily fit a wireless adapter.
Then you would be ready to go on the wireless with a new router that you bought.
An alternative to that, would be of course, wiring directly into the routerm which requires 'zero' extra-setup, but then it will most likely defeat the object of having a wireless router.

Routers are easy to set up, they have become better over the years, more intuitive...most of them anyway :p

When you restart your router, if its in pretty much the default settings, then your machine will retrieve a new IP from the router...or more correctly, the router will 'assign' your PC with an IP. One that is free an available from a 'pool' of addresses it can lease.
Probably in the 192.168.x.2 -> 192.168.x.254 range, depends entirely on the router, and different vendors have slightly different IP ranges, and different 'x' numbers, ie. a slightly different IP address there. The process by which a router assigns an IP (by default) is DHCP, just if you want to google that term, it will help you understand a little better.

However, don't get confused by this. You will most likely be talking about your 'public' or 'internet' IP. Yes, there are 2 types involved when using a router. the router acts as what is known as a gateway... and a simple process occurs on the router when you are sending or receiving data to/from the internet. This process is called NAT (network address translation)...actually its PAT on home routers on default setups (port address translation).
By all means google for them too, get more info on them.

You have an internal private 'IP' like the one in the format I described above, and you'll have an 'internet' IP, which is out of your control. Your Service provider (ISP) will assign that to you when you start up your router. Its a little more involved as you can imagine, the router has to work out all manner of different paramentrs first, but basically it gets assigned to you.

Depending on the ISP, you could recieve either a static IP (one that never changes) or a dynamic IP (which will most likely change after a restart of the router). Most ISP's at the moment that are using IPv4 (yeah google it too lol) are assigning dynamic IP's. Its much more efficient, and requires less administrative overhead for the staff generally.

Hope that clears up any concerns you had. Any further problems, either post here, or PM me (which may save the posts from getting spammed/flamed).

Cheers,

~Psych