hi.. well i just got a new laptop, and it got a Wi-Fi ; so i was wondering if there is some kinda machine or hardware that i can plug my internet cable into and it'll give me wireless internet feeds to the Wi-Fi in my laptop so that i will be able to use my cable connexion " wirelessly" anywhere i want in my house and of course with privacy ( access protected by a password or some kinda security feature).... if there is such a machine then please give me some links so that i can see em and compare prices... any other ideas will be very helpful. thanks anyways ...
Joe.
2007-09-12 23:53:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Yep, as stated, you need a wireless router. I also use linksys, have for years, and am quite happy.
Your modem will plug into the router (there's a marked connection for it). There are plugs for regular ethernet connections and you can connect wirelessly. And as stated, make sure you enable WEP or WPA security. Instruction will be in the box.
Check out:
http://www.linksys.com
for the how-to of home networking.
Good luck!
2007-09-13 00:06:53 · answer #1 · answered by Dennis R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you are wanting to share your internet
connection wirelessly. In order to do this, you will need to find something called a wireless router. There are many companies out there that make wireless routers, such as:
Linksys (http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1149562300349&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=0034926718B08),
Belkin (http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=136493), and several others. To answer your question on wireless securtiy, you can use the encryption feature that comes with your wireless router. All you to do is follow the instructions for the router, and it will tell you how to setup security on your wireless network.
2007-09-13 00:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by timmy_sieber 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I just installed a wireless router/hub from Linksys and it works well for internet access. You will want to use WPA or WEP to encrypt the data (not hard at all to do). This is the one I bought http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124010&Tpk=wrt54g but do research if you like.
2007-09-13 00:03:20 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋