2007-07-20 14:50:21 · 4 answers · asked by MrRogue 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Lets assume your internet connection is by cable and you have a cable modem-router which the cable connects too and then there is a blue cat-5 cable comming from the modem to your PC.
Now a wireless router would replace your existing modem-router. It can still connect to your pc with the cable but it also has an antenna on it where you can use a laptop also with a wireless card in the vicinity of the wireless router.
the range is about 50 feet depending on walls etc....
That is one type of wireless called Wifi or 802.11(g).
There are others.
bill
2007-07-20 14:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just a router but it eliminates the LAN cables that are normally used to connect to the router, especially where the PC is a 100 feet or more or in another floor level from the router. It uses the 2.4Ghz frequency to transmit/receive signals between PC and router.
And here is what a router does:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router
2007-07-20 15:03:49 · answer #2 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's for sending a broadband signal (e.g. Cable/DSL) over a wireless frequency (e.g. something like Radio) and it allows for a computer capable of receiving that signal (e.g. most laptops) to browse the internet while not being plugged into a wall.
2007-07-20 14:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the info you need.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_router
2007-07-20 15:00:58 · answer #4 · answered by jtkroll12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋