how can i find out if my pc is wireless?

Question

ok we just upgraded our broadband and we are going wireless, when i orderd the wireless hub i was offerd usb conecters for pcs at £49.99 each. which i declined with the intention of buying one for less but my friends tell me my pc may already be wireless. how can i find out? also how can i set my wireless broadband up so that none of my neighbours can access my broadband or my pc? thanxs in advance.x

Answer 1

you can go to start; connect to; show all connections;
if it is wireless you will find it there, also usually there is a button on the pc to switch onto wireless mode, from there you can make your settings on your wireless connections

Answer 2

Go to Control Panel and see if you can Wireless Network setup. Or else to device manager------> right click my computer on desktop---->properties-----> Hardware------>Device manager------> Go under Network Adapter green colour icon by clicking on plus sign in front of it.

Now whatever network adapter your PC has ill be displayed here. Be it wireless or wired LAN CARD. So if you cant see and identify anything here then your PC is not bundled with wireless card in it, and hence you have to purchase it.

Of course you can secure your broadband by a password which can lock others to use it.

Once wireless setup is done. Click on wireless icon which is present under your tray. Ill open one box which will show you your present connection. Click on right side in properties and configure to use it securely. And choose WEP or WPA authentication key. may be 5 or 10 digit respectively. Once you setup this, then you will also be prompted to put password for the first time you connect to it.

Hope it resolve your problem, Cheers. Gaurav.

Answer 3

If none of the above work - look at the back of your pc and see if you can see what looks like a little arial coming from one of the cards

Answer 4

Go to control pannel in there look for wireless network setup

Answer 5

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