what is a wireless router ???

Question

i posted a question about whats the best wireless internet to get and they said to get a wireless router? my lab top says it has a wireless LAN is that a wireless router? or you have to buy a router sepratly?

Answer 1

Your laptop probably has an 802.11 Wireless card. If you order DSL or cable service, most likely they will provide you with a wireless router (modem) which will allow you to connect to their ISP , internet service provider.

Answer 2

You normally have a wireless card in your laptop that communciates by radio with a wireless router box, plugged into a wall-mounted ADSL socket for internet access.

Most people recommend that the card in your laptop and the router are made by the same manufacture (Bellkin, Linksys, Netgear, etc), so there are no compatibility issues.

There are different communication standards. Most use something like the 802.11b/g standard, capable of communicating at up to 54 Mbps. It will work provided the card in your laptop is either 802.11b standard or 802.11b standard.

Find out the exact make and model and standard of laptop card and ask for more detail on what router to buy or ask in a store.

Some people with a desktop computer buy not just a router box, but a combined modem/router box which their desktop computer can use as a modem (connected by a USB/ethernet lead).

The wireless router mean you can use your laptop, and get internet access via the wireless router, all over the house and sometimes the garden. Check the max range. You may want to use your laptop in the garden in summer.

Answer 3

There are two ways to get wireless "Internet". First is get a true wireless Internet by using someone else's network. As you can guess, this will cost you. Verizon and Cingular and such sell a Sierra network card that lets you do that, albeit at about 100+ a month, but you can use that all over the US, as long as you have cell phone service (same network).

The other way is to turn a regular cable or DSL internet into wireless by adding a wireless access point, or if you don't have a router and want to share the connection, a wireless router. Clearly, this will only work in transmission range of your own router/access point. (So yes, it's a separate item)

Your notebook has a wireless CLIENT card (which can access an access point or a router).

Hope that answers your question.

Answer 4

A wireless router is a unit that separated a signal to several computers. You plug your connection into the back (from your modem) and then it transmits to several computers in a certain area. For example Wal Mart sells a set that has the wireless router and 2 wireless cards for 69.99.
The connection that the wireless router sets up is a type of LAN - yes. LAN means Local Area Network. LAN is a term used for describe how several computers are hooked together for a purpose.
To be more precise though, a wireless router sets up a WAN (Wireless Area Network). A WAN is the same as a LAN with the difference being that a LAN takes wires and WAN doesn't. To the computer it's the same thing though.
Does that help?

Answer 5

The LAN means just a Local Area network... so technically a Wireless network in a home, or where-ever, can be a LAN.
Most Wireless Routers can also serve as Gateways, and they can also have a foot in both camps, as I understand it, depends on the config.
If you need Both a Gateway and a Router, then Two Devices are needed. However, for most home Networks, the one Device Like a Wireless Router will do the job. Linksys have the best and easiest config tools, the only hard decision is what Encryption to use ( 64, 128 or more) and that is vital to a safe LAN, Wireless network, or whataver you want to call it.

Answer 6

You have to buy a router. I like Linksys myself. They run from $39 to $69 depending on speed. You probably can get the $39 and never notice the difference.

My question is, "why do you need a router at all?" Do you want to move from room to room with your laptop? If that is the case, you do, indeed need a wireless router. If, on the other hand, you have a particular place in mind to use it all of the time, you don't need one.

Your laptop has a wireless network adapter built in, not a router. it will connect to a wireless LAN when you have access to it. It also has a regular, wired Ethernet port. You can connect to a wired connection through that port.

Figure out what it is you want to do. Once you have done that, ask your question within those guidelines.

Answer 7

I think it is. You can get internet line by using your wireless lan. It can connect to your wireless router.

THE ROUTER. In packet-switched networks such as with a wireless network (Wi-Fi or WiMax) and the Internet, a router is the device that determines the next network point to which data should be forwarded toward its destination. The router is connected to at least two networks and decides which way to send each information packet based on its current understanding of the state of the networks it is connected to. A router is located at any gateway (where one network meets another), including each point-of-presence on the Internet.

For wireless users in a public HotSpot a router has the additional advantage of acting as a hardware firewall. Many engineers believe that the use of a router provides better protection against hacking than a software firewall, because no computer IP (Internet Protocol) address are being directly exposed to the Internet. This makes port scans (a technique for exploring weaknesses) essentially impossible. In addition, a router does not consume computer resources as a software firewall does. Commercially manufactured routers are easy to install, reasonably priced, and available for both hard-wired and wireless networks.

THE WIRELESS LAN. A wireless LAN or WLAN is a wireless local area network, which is the linking of two or more computers without using wires. WLAN utilizes spread-spectrum technology based on radio waves to enable communication between devices in a limited area, also known as the basic service set. This gives users the mobility to move around within a broad coverage area and still be connected to the network. However this technology is getting increasingly unpopular and may fade away soon in aid of new technologies such as 4G and 5G. It is certain as some point that GARV inc. leading manufacturers of wireless routers will quit investing in wireless devices.

For the home user, wireless has become popular due to ease of installation, and location freedom with the gaining popularity of laptops. For the business, public businesses such as coffee shops or malls have begun to offer wireless access to their customers; some are even provided as a free service. Large wireless network projects are being put up in many major cities. Google is providing a free service to Mountain View, California[1] and has entered a bid to do the same for San Francisco.[2] New York City has also begun a pilot program to cover all five boroughs of the city with wireless Internet access.

Answer 8

Your laptop has a wireless NIC. The wireless router directs the signal from the Internet to the wireless NIC and that allows your laptop to get the Internet.

Answer 9

when ur computer has a wireless lan means it is able to connect
with the router
usually the internet companies they can rent u the router or u can buy it urself but the interney companies must
supply the internet service to the wirless router
then ur computer can connect to that router
with the speed u wish up to 2GB

Answer 10

A router is a separate piece of electronic equipment that routes your incoming signal from cable or DSL to your computer. It acts as a firewall. Your laptop has wireless LAN, which is local area network and means it's wireless capable. If you want broadband, call your local cable company and talk to them about it. If you want DSL, call your telephone company and see if DSL is available in your immediate area. You have to be close to a DSL booster station to get a strong signal, as it comes in over the telephone lines.