Hotseat???

[Stuie]

Feel free to come over and explain that to her. Remember - I have to live with her.

[CanuckSoldier]

Coward

CS

[Dravin]

I tried to convince my wife we needed a LAN and she wouldn't go for it (didn't want the kids having internet access). Hmph.

Try again. A LAN does not equal internet access, it's quite possible to have one but not the other, in my particular case, if I unhooked the modem my LAN would remain and I'd be internet free and by plugging into the modem instead of the router I'd have the internet but no LAN. If it's a case of you only wanting a connection to the internet on one machine on a LAN and not the others, that's doable as well.

It's kinda an untenable position, it's like saying no to a TV because you don't want cable, a popular combination but no means required or inseperable.

Edit: Stupid typos.

[Stuie]

Originally posted by Dravin
Try again. A LAN does not equal internet access...

I explained that, and her response was "why else would you need to connect them?" The only answer is gaming. I tried saying they could share a printer... but she doesn't want the kids going through toner like crazy, so that was a bad answer. She's also not too keen on the expense involved. With four kids we have a very tight budget.

Anyway... Hotseat

[Dravin]

Ah, okay. "I don't wanna pay for a router, cables and possible network cards." is tenable, carry on then.

[CanuckSoldier]

Originally posted by Dravin
Ah, okay. "I don't wanna pay for a router, cables and possible network cards." is tenable, carry on then.

I guess asking for a wireless setup is out of the question then

CS

[conmcb25]

Originally posted by Stuie


I explained that, and her response was "why else would you need to connect them?" The only answer is gaming. I tried saying they could share a printer... but she doesn't want the kids going through toner like crazy, so that was a bad answer. She's also not too keen on the expense involved. With four kids we have a very tight budget.

Anyway... Hotseat

Wives have this incredible knack for spoiling all your fun.

Although how your kids do homework without internet access is beyond me. My FIFTH GRADER uses it all the time for sources for papers, and to get his homework assignments (long term), and he is my youngest. The two older ones are on all the time so I have all three of my machines hooked up.