How do I get wireless internet on my laptop?

Question

I already have DSL on my desktop. But I want to get wireless internet on my laptop without paying any additional costs for service. Can you let me know what to buy and how far can I use the laptop?

Answer 1

'Without paying additional cost for service' means that you want to use the existing DSL connection that you have with your PC. If thats right than you need to have a wireless card installed with your lappy as well as on your PC.

There are wireless cards available in the market (external as well as PCMCIA interface).

Configure your lappy to share the intrenet connection from your PC throuch the wireless network cards.

You are done.

Answer 2

Does your laptop have built in wireless? Most do, but if not, you will need a wireless card for your laptop. Either way, you will need a wireless router. The wireless router will accept an ethernet cable from your DSL modem, and then you can connect to the desktop with another ethernet cable. At that point you configure the router, following the instructions supplied. Usually, this is VERY easy. Once configured, then you should be able to pick up the network on your laptop.

Range depends on how many and what kinds of walls and other obstructions you have in your house. I can work in all but the farthest corner of a 4000 sq ft single level wood construction house

Answer 3

i live in ohio, and i have road runner high speed online. my husband has a desktop, and i have a laptop. we have a wireless router we bought for $80 (very,very cheap) and we plug our router right into our internet cable box the cable people gave us. there was alot of stuff we had to set up for the wireless network, it took several days just to get right, but now i have it so my wireless router has a built in firewall, and nobody but me can get onto the wireless network. so i can take my laptop anywhere i want in the house, and everythings ok. i found my wireless router at a video game shop on clearence, they were trying to get rid of all their PC stuff, because it wasnt selling. but you can find a wireless router at just about any office or computer store. i got the Microsoft brant, because its more compatable, and we have less issues than we would with a lesser known brand name wireless router. you probably wont find one for less than $80. it will probably run you at least $100. but i dont know, i bought my router a couple years ago, maybe the technology has gotten cheaper since i last looked. when shopping for a wireless router, turn the boxes over, and look at the fine print. is it compatable with whatever system your running on your computer? (i.e., windows 2000, windows XP, macintosh OSX) does it look like you could set it up without a problem? wireless networks can be very tricky, and unless you or someone you know, works in the computer technology field, you will more than likely have questions about how to set it up. and last but not least, make sure your wireless router has a return policy. if you happen to miss an important detail while shopping for a wireless router, and its somehow not compatible with the laptop you have, you want to be sure you can bring it back, so your not stuck with a very expensive but useless toy.

Answer 4

You need a wireless acsess point.
Many come built into routers these days.
You also need a wireless adaptor for your laptop...there very well might be one built in.

Also, look around on your laptop to see if your neighbors have any unsecured acsess points.

Answer 5

you can buy a wireless router and have wireless internet within your house.
If you meant to have wireless internet wherever you go you need to pay for the wireless access . (and access points are not everywhere)

Answer 6

Who's your DSL provider?

~ e.g. Frontier they offer a modem with wireless router.

~ If your a techie person you'll save money by installing a wireless router.

FYI (",)

Answer 7

Buy a Linksys wireless broadband router. It connects to your incoming dsl modem. Then your desktop plugs into the router.

PS. Distance is determined by your own environment, so of course, who knows? How high you put the router, size and construction of your home, etc. www.linksys.com

Answer 8

hello

you conncet the ethernet cable to the back of the router on the port that is marked ethernet then you take the other end of the cable to the ethernet card on on the back of your pc you conncet it to the port marked ethernet

then you conncet the other cable to the back of the ruter port that is marked DSL then you take that cable to the fillter box conncet it to the port marked on the fillter marked DSL
then you conncet the filter cable box to your phoneline box
conncet the power cable to the router and put the power on
now you put in the cd driver that came with your router
and you install the network drivers
now you need to set up a network id & password on the router
you will be told how to do all that when you install the drivers & software for the router
when you have install the drivers and software fo r the router
your need to restart the pc
when your back at the desktop
you will see a network icon in the taksbar by the pc time
if it has a red X on it right click it and click on enable
if you dont see a network icon in the taskbar
click on start/control panel
click on
network and internet connections
icon
then click on network connections icon
now right click the
local Area connection
icon and click on properties
tick the box
show icon in notification ares when connected
tick the box
notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity

now click on
then authentication tab at the top

tick the box
enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for network
tick the box
authenticate as computer when infomatiion is available
then right click
local Area connection
and click on enable
now your router internet will log online with in 45 seconds
when your router is online you conncet your phoncable to the filter marked
phone

now when your router is online

then you need to get in the router home page and click on the wireles lan icon
and you set up a network id for the laptop
and a security wpa key not a wep key dont use that one use wpa key
then you put a wireless usb adapter on the laptop you install the network drivers on the laptop for the wireless usb
then you click on the network icon in the taskbar by the time on the laptop right click on it go to properties then you click on view wireless networks then you click on advanced tab you put in the network id and security key that u set up on the router home back then you click apply & ok then you click on view wireless network's your see your network id click on that then click on conncet


if you have a wireless card in the laptop just

click on the network icon in the taskbar by the time on the laptop right click on it go to properties then you click on view wireless networks then you click on advanced tab you put in the network id and security key that u set up on the router home back then you click apply & ok then you click on view wireless network's your see your network id click on that then click on conncet

if you cant set that up

your be better off if you get you (isp)server to help you set all that up