If I buy a wireless router do I have to buy an adapter?

Question

I've got broadband. My flatmate wants internet in her room, we're thinking about buying a wireless router. If I install the wireless router in my room, can I connect my iBook to the router using a cable or do I have to buy the adapter?
My flatmate's got an adapter, so she doesn't need to buy one, I just don't want to buy one if I don't have to.

Answer 1

If you buy the router and are planning to connect with a wire, you don't need a wireless adapter.

I recommend Linksys. Be sure to use the Wireless Security code and share this with your flatmate.

Answer 2

NO. Most routers have 3 or 4 ports for connecting with a cable, the way you currently do and also allows somebody to connect wireless with an adapter.....

Answer 3

Almost all wireless routers also have 4 wired ports, so you can continue to connect with a CAT5 cable without buying any new equipment. Of course when you connect through the regular wired ports you don't have to worry about the wireless security settings, just plug in & go.

Answer 4

I'm pretty sure just about every wireless router I've seen has a few hard-wired ports available.

Depending on your iBook, does it have a wireless network card? does it have a 100BASE-T/10BASE-T network card? etc.

Assuming you are currently using category 5 unshielded twisted pair RJ-45 copper ethernet cable with your network interface card (100BASE-T/10BASE-T) virtually any wireless router available today will be able to connect with your iBook. You can always just take a picture of your iBook network card and bring it into the electronics store when you want to get a router.

Answer 5

I have an iBook and it came with wireless. Check if you have it.
Click on the blue apple, top left of your screen,
then click on about this mac,
then more info,
look under Network, click on airport card.

If you have one....you are set. My wireless routers has 4 wired ports anyhow.

Answer 6

it sounds like you should ask your flatmate she might know or ask whoever you buy the wireless router from they will be able to assist you

Answer 7

in case you have a on the spot router related on your information superhighway, and on your computing device you ought to be large, yet whilst your on the spot router purely related on your information superhighway, then you might want a on the spot adapter.

Answer 8

Adapter needed if ibook doesn't work on infrared. Link-Sys retails one for about 55.00.

Answer 9

you need a router for your pc and a wireless usb adapter for your friends pc buy a router with usb adapter then set it up this way

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 modem box conncet it to the port marked on the modem marked DSL
then you conncet the modem 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 modem 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 & click on configure

and you set up a network id for the laptop you call call your network id anything ,a name with numbers or letters with number
and a security wpa key not a wep key dont use that one use wpa key then click apply at the bottom when you have set up your network id and security 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 your network cuts out at any time just right click the network icon by the pc time
and click on repair that is on the 2 computers you can do this then windows xp will repair the
network for you and it dont take long at all
if you cant set that up
your be better off if you get you (isp)server to help you set all that up



transfer files from pc2pc

have the 2 copmuters on the wirless network then
Dual login yahoo messenger files trasfer from pc 1 to pc 2

on pc 1 you login a yahoo id then on pc 2 you login another id
then you add to friends list then you get yahoo id 1 to pm yahoo id 2 then yahoo id pm back yahoo id 1 then you click on the send file icon then you send files from pc1 to pc 2
your send files over from pc 1 to pc 2 verry fast ,dont go in a chat room while your doing the file trasfer coz this will only slow down the trasfer