My FS computer and "flight planning computer" use separate wi-fi connections from an area some distance away. They are having troubles sharing data, and I feel like with PFPX coming, I would surely want to find a way to hook them up. So my plan was to hook the Internet up here and connect both computers to a router. However, I was informed that Windstream won't put the Internet here. I'm still thinking that's a crock of fish, but if that is indeed the case, I need to do something else.

 

Is there a way that I can hook up the computers to a router, and somehow hook the router to a super-wi-fi receiver, so both could share their data, and have direct connections. Alvisoft EFB does not work and I would like to have just ActiveSky and FS running. Is there a way to do this?

Hello,

 

What you want to achieve is, as far as my knowledge reaches, very well possible.

 

You have an internetconnection -> connected to your router -> that same router is WiFi ofcourse and can send a wireless signal -> this signal is send to a 'accesspoint' (= a receiver to catch your original signal. -> The access point can be connected to a computer but also to a switchbox (= in fact a router but without all the whistles and bells that make up a complete router - so no firewall, no dns server,.... just a box with some ports on it to connect one or more 'devices') -> one of the ports of the switchbox can then be connected to the accesspoint, the other ports can then be used to connect two pc's.

 

That should solve your problem. Both pc's are connected (can see eachother) through the switchbox and share at the same time the one signal from your original connection.

 

I haven't tried it myself but this should work.

 

Luc Brusselmans

Belgium

What you are doing is setting up a LAN, Local Area Network. You can do it wireless or wired. Do a search for "setting up a LAN". There's thousands of references available. It's no big deal.

So, it sounds to me like your FSX computer and your flight planning computer are physically far away from each other, right? Or, maybe a better question would be why can't they both connect to the same wireless network? Is that not possible? I can't imagine a situation where you would have one computer so far away from the other that you need to be on a separate wireless network, at least for the purposes of flight simming anyway.

 

Anyway, either way, I think it's possible. I just need to better understand your physical set up. The pic looks to me like the two pc's are already on the same local network, whether that be wireless or wired. But, maybe I'm reading it wrong too.

You do not want to use 2 Routers ( Double Nat !!)

For Gaming, it is far better (more reliable to use wire than wireless)

 

I would suggest you hard wire the Router to the two PCS. (Ethernet cable)

Hard wire Modem locally to the Router (Ethernet).

 

Then just run a long wire (phone=dsl, coax = Cable) to wherever the current jack is for the dsl/cable. ( If its DSL, thats really easy with Phone cable)

 

Yes, running the cable is a PAIN but the result will be far more reliable, and not subject to radio interference etc etc.

Take a peep at this, and do something similar.

 

As Geoff suggests - fifty feet or whatever of Cat5 is far more safe and reliable than a poor wirless connection.

Right now, these computers are right next to each other, and have to use a router far away to communciate. I'll still push the Windstream thing, but if not, we'll start working on it.

Good enough, Brittany: Cat 5 is good for just over 300ft.