i am absolutely useless with computers as far as connecting anything goes! lol am just about to buy a laptop with wireless enabled. as we already have a broadband enabled pc in our house i dont wanna have to shell out anymore money to a service provider for a new internet connection...is a wireless router really all i need? and are they pretty universal? do they connect to my pc or the modem? and would any router do the job?
2007-05-07 04:43:12 · 11 answers · asked by carly-jayne r 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
most routers, and that is what you need, will work right out of the box IF YOU FOLLOW the instructions on the CD that comes with it. I have installed a Linksys 54G and a Belkin 54 router and both worked just fine.
2007-05-07 04:50:31 · answer #1 · answered by mar m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you're talking about here is a 'modem router'. It would connect to your phone line in place of your current modem & then send out a 'wireless' signal that your laptop will then pick up providing your internet connection. Your existing pc will need a wireless card/usb wireless device of some kind to enable connection in this way also. (You could 'hard-wire' your pc to the router tho, and just have the laptop as wireless). Either way would work. And, yes they are pretty much universal.
2007-05-07 04:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As most laptops come with 802.11b or 802.11b/g, then be sure to get the same type. This will insure compatibility.
Physically, the router would connect to the modem (through the WAN port). If you are ONLY using a wireless laptop, then there will be no physical connection to the laptop from the wireless router. You will probably need to connect to it physically to set it up the very first time.
Most wireless routers have a step-by-step guide on how to set them up.
2007-05-08 04:33:21 · answer #3 · answered by Ghost 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a wireless router would allow you to share your broadband. You would plug your modem output into it, and then all the computers you want to get internet would connect through the router. As far as which one to pick, some are better then others, and some are more secure then others. The only other thing is if your computer uses ethernet cord to plug in, you would need to get a router with both ethernet and wireless, or convert your current computer to wireless.
2007-05-07 04:53:34 · answer #4 · answered by Robert_TX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a wireless router nothing else is needed if the laptop is wireless enabled. They are pretty universal however I prefer linksys and have had good luck with them. Make sure you get the same frequency that comes with the laptop.
2007-05-07 05:24:41 · answer #5 · answered by Crlmson 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all you need is a wireless router and so set p that router on your new laptop. I would get one thats 802.11G (just get the number nevermind what it means) it would connect with your existing broadband router, and router which your laptop can use will work
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2016-10-30 13:32:16 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wireless is sometimes rubbish because we had wireless and the rooter could not find signal and took forever for the internet to connect and it was sooo anoying because everytime i connected it sometimes disconected because of the signal
2007-05-07 04:53:27 · answer #8 · answered by RuNa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
u don't necesarly have to use the wireless protocol..u can just simply plug in the broadband cable..
2007-05-07 04:51:40 · answer #9 · answered by zoli_zly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you have right now?
2007-05-07 05:20:40 · answer #10 · answered by helpdesk916 ♦♣♠♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋