I have a turion laptop but only 2 USB ports.
I want to have the freedom of moving the laptop around the house but do not want to have to carry the wires around. So I thought of buying a router and connecting all the devices to it.
But the routers advertised seem to have extra ethernet ports.
Is there any wireless router with extra USB ports?
2006-10-02 10:34:37 · 13 answers · asked by Nagesh G 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Go with a Wireless Router, such as LinkSys. Use an ethernet cable to your laptop to configure it the first time; then connect through the wireless. The Router would connect to your High Speed internet service.
If your computer does not have a PC Card slot, then YES, you can get a USB Wireless Adapter card. But you might want to try the PC Card Wireless adapter first.
A router connects to computers via Ethernet cables, not USB cables. Your high speed modem might come with BOTH, but use the Ethernet connection to the router. (You may have to turn your modem off to reconfigure it to work with your router)
2006-10-02 10:39:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
first of all, i don't know why your laptop need an extra port, my laptop can detect the signal nearby and all i need is a password. since you have 2 usb ports. why don't you just get an adapter then you don't have to worry about wether there are extra usb ports on the router or not. i do it with my desktop, buy an adapter and install the CD and everything goes smooth except a little slow than connecting straight to the rounter.
2006-10-02 12:27:18 · answer #2 · answered by yo~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a usb 2 card they are about £20 andthiswill give you six usb 2 ports or you can buy a usb adaptor that turns one into four best one i found i got from poundland but with this some things might not work correctly like a printer because it needs a direct port.The extra ethernet ports on router are so you can connect four pc with a cable as well as using wireless.The cable is much faster andmore reliable.
2006-10-05 14:11:10 · answer #3 · answered by BLACKY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a wireless card in your laptop and a wireless router, you don't need a USB port.
Routers have ethernet ports because that is how they connect.
A LAN/Ethernet card for a desktop PC is a lot cheaper that buying a USB to USB adapter.
There are also USB/Ethernet adapters available for your computer.
Then you just plug the USB into the computer and the Ethernet cable into your router.
2006-10-02 10:45:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-25 23:13:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all do you have a wireless card in your laptop, if not you can purchase one either online or any electronic store. Secondly, when setting up wireless internet you connect your internet modem to the router not the router to your laptop. The router will come with step-by-step directions of what to do. Next, you will set up your router and I would recommend putting a password on your router so your connection is not slowed by other users. Good Luck!
2006-10-02 10:41:39 · answer #6 · answered by Samantha S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No not that I'm aware of. However, most DSL modems, or Cable modems, have Ethernet ports on them, to communicate with a wireless router.
2006-10-02 10:41:22 · answer #7 · answered by eman12343567 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are wireless USB hubs. But they are not in Wireless routers with USB ports for anything other than printers that I've seen.
Check out:
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/cut-the-cord-usb-runs-free-with-freescale-149775.php
2006-10-02 10:38:07 · answer #8 · answered by lwcomputing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got a lynksys wireless router and a seperate small router for my daughters laptop and she has her laptop in her room while i have the desktop downstairs and both work fine look on the net for the lynksys site and whats great is the customer srevice you get from them they will talk you through configuring both your desk top and laptop and will stay on the line until your done and both are working fine and the service is free they truly are very nice to deal with and will do all they can to help you
2006-10-02 11:19:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do you need extra USB ports, after all you are conencting wirelessly to the router?
2006-10-02 10:44:21 · answer #10 · answered by Mark J 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋