My cousin will be here in a couple weeks and will need to use her labtop while here. I have a wireless adapter for my internet, but how do we connect the two?
2007-06-05 01:33:14 · 5 answers · asked by Me 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
you need a wireless router to beam out the signal
All are good . Big box stores have them on sale all the time
The major brands are linksys and dlink
All brands are find
Set up the wireless router to your broadband intenet connection
If your cousin does not have a wireless adapter built in / installed in her laptop she can install one of yours.
Basic procedure ins
wireless utlity ( right hand bottom tray)> scan for avalilable wireless networks > connect > if you have the encrypton turned on you will have to enter the key ( twice as in a password)
Who knows you may a wi fi signal drifting in from a neighnour already
2007-06-05 01:45:37 · answer #1 · answered by billys_office 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First check whether you live in a 'hot spot' or not. 'Hot spot' is a region covered by an 'Access Point' which is like a mobile phone tower. Access points are installed by the wireless internet service providers. If you have hot spot in your region then subscribe your connection to network operator.Then attach wireless adapter to your laptop and configure it accordingly.
In case you don't have a hot spot , you can access internet wirelessly through mobile phone of GPRS capability.
2007-06-05 03:38:38 · answer #2 · answered by anuj k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that you already have the wireless router configured to be broadcasting a signal....
Assuming that she has a wireless card already in her laptop, you go into the Control Panel and run the Wireless Network Wizard. It should find your wireless router and offer to attach you to it. You will need to know that the password (WEP/WPA key) is for your network if you set one up. You will have to enter that the first time you connect. After that, it should be automatic.
2007-06-05 01:38:21 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to have a wireless router connected to the original internet modem, then enable the wireless in the router, usually you can get into the router by using the web browser and putting in 192.168.0.1 (for Dlink) or 192.168.1.1(for linksys), make sure you are plugged with ethernet to make this connection then after that you can unpluge from the router and try the wireless
2007-06-05 01:37:23 · answer #4 · answered by sscultima 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'll have to set up a wireless conection through control panel --> internet and network connections --->network connections... there should be somthing to set up a wireless conection (when you have the labtop)
a lot of labtops have onboard wireless conecters you'll need one, if not youll have to get a network card or somin
2007-06-05 01:44:20 · answer #5 · answered by aud 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋