Hi all.
I plan on travelling a bit next year and was hoping to use my N95 8GB to send and receive email. I don't want to take a laptop, nor do I particularly want to spend much time in internet cafes. Got the WiFi hotspot thing worked out, but was wondering about using the wired networks in the hotels we will be staying in. Is it just a matter of getting something like an Apple AirExpress or a Linksys Wireless-G Travel router and setting them up with the phone before I go, or will I need a laptop to adjust settings in the router for each hotel? Or is there some other reason this just won't work? I'm really hoping for a simple pug and play experience as my networking knowledge is minimal.
Appreciate any advice.
Regards,
Allan
interesting... not sure why you'd want to carry a way of converting a wired port to a wireless one to then use your N95 over say a laptop or just straight using your N95 wireless... I dunno if you could just plug airport in and then access it via the N95... I assume you'd need to set some specification because its routing the traffic from some other router... and esentially you are spreading the wired access for one person, to many... would be interesting to hear how it all goes and what you do.
i don't think there is anythign on the n95 side of things, however i recommend Apple's Airport Express I have one and it's portable and pain free to set up. I must admit i haven't tried to use it with my n95 (haven't been abroad with it yet) but it works fine with my laptop in hotels without issue.
Might be something to look into 😊
kontraband wrote:interesting... not sure why you'd want to carry a way of converting a wired port to a wireless one to then use your N95 over say a laptop or just straight using your N95 wireless... ***snip***
Hi kontraband. Thanks for the response.
Wireless hotspots will be hard to come by on our travels, or at least, inconvenient. In any case the N95 can connect to those without difficulty.
Most hotels, provide access to a network. However, most I have been to seem to have a wired connection available rather than wireless. It is this connection I am trying to accommodate before we start travelling. I'm not keen on lugging around a laptop when there should be a way of connecting an N95 (which according to the advertising is a computer in it's own right) to a wired network, perhaps through a wireless router or access point, for email and browsing, without the necessity of having to lug around a laptop to adjust settings on the router etc.
I'll probably pick up the ASUS WL-330GE access point over the weekend to see whether I can get it to work on my home network and then later when we go away for a short break in January. Will post the results.
Thanks again.
Allan
Kyuro wrote:i don't think there is anythign on the n95 side of things, however i recommend Apple's Airport Express I have one and it's portable and pain free to set up. I must admit i haven't tried to use it with my n95 (haven't been abroad with it yet) but it works fine with my laptop in hotels without issue.
Might be something to look into 😊
Hi Kyuro. Thanks for the reply. The Airport is on my list of possible solutions. I'll give the ASUS a try first as it is quite a bit cheaper and the technology has recently been updated. Will let you know how it goes.
Regards,
Allan
I carry an Apple airport extress router (the small ones) and I've not had a problem with any hotel LAN setups so far. Plug it in and go... after you initially set up your n95 to talk to the router.
you might be able to use a wireless gaming adapter, or a cheap 'cable wireless router' (Ones designed for cable not adsl...)
Thanks Sathinas and GazP.
Sathinas, so you just set up your N95 and Airport before you travel, and then when away you just attach the Airport to the Hotel's wired network and you can download email and browse the internet using your N95 without having to adjust settings using a laptop? Is it as simple as that? And can you just sign up for the internet service on your N95?
Regards,
Allan
Hi all.
I have bought an apple Airport Express. I bought this one as it seemed to have the best reviews and simplest setup, which suits a networking novice like me. I connected it up, via ethernet to my home network, which comprises 3 PC's on a wired network all sharing access to the internet via a cable modem and a printer. I am using an old netgear firewall/router. I let the Airport Utility software setup the AE as a new wireless network and it seemed to pick up the IP address, the domain server name and everything else it needed. I then went in and manually set the AE up as a bridge as it seemed to be picking up its IP from my netgear router rather than from my internet service provider.
My N95 connected to the AE first attempt without any problems and I am able to surf the net and check my pop3 email account. The only problem is that my main computer doesn't have a wireless adapter, so after initial setup, it can't see the AE. I got around this by using a laptop which has a wireless adapter - I can now tweak the settings as necessary.
So first impressions are positive. I now have to take the AE with me on the road to see if it is possible to connect to a wired network in a hotel. First opportunity to do this will be late Jan. Will report back then for those interested.
Regards,
Allan
For anyone who may be interested, please see here for progress and updates:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=885828&p=-1#bottom
Regards,
Allan
Most hotel connections will be RJ45.
Take a generic non ADSL Wireless Router and set up the wireless settings. Set its IP to static in a non common range ( so it doesent conflict with any hotels ) and then when you access via wireless it should pull DHCP from the host network.
Hi unplugged. Thanks for the reply. I think I have the set up the Airport Express consistent with your suggestion. It is set up as a bridge and looking for DHCP from the host network. I think this set up will avoid IP conflict with the hotels by obtaining IP direct from the host as it is presently doing on my home network. I'll put it to the test in about three week's time on my first trip for the year. Regards, Allan.
works very well as either router/access point or adapter ..
the benefits are its VERY small.. ie smaller than your phone you can plug it into a wire connection in your room and with some suitable restrictions give wireless access to any devices you desire.
We use a Wireless Router for the office WiFi.
It has a 4 port switch on it and by plugging a lan connection into one of the outputs ( not the WWW or Internet ports ) then it simply provides a bridge between wired and wireless. The router has DHCP disabled and sits in our office IP range ( but it doesent need to ) it simply does to allow us access to the control panel should we need to change the wifi settings. All devices wired or wireless just access the main DHCP server and rescources.
Either than ao a wireless Access Point with DHCP should do the trick.