I have an old sony pentium 4 computer and i moved it upstairs. I have a router downstairs but i hate having a 50 ft cord of ethernet running from upstairs to downstairs. How do I get internet on this desktop computer with using an ethernet cable? (I have a router with wifi)
2007-11-22 05:05:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Buy a USB wireless adapter.
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2007-11-22 05:08:26 · answer #1 · answered by Who Dares Wins 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely you will need to buy either a USB wireless adapter or a wireless card. USB adapter is easier to install (no need to open up the computer case).
I am assuming you have Windows XP so most of the wireless USB adapters on the market should be just fine. Check out the link (all of them come with the driver disk, just pop in the CD and follow the prompts). Once you're done you will have to configure it to connect to your wireless network. If you know the name and the encryption passphrase (if any, highly recommended though) all of this should take less than 5 minutes.
2007-11-22 05:13:33 · answer #2 · answered by BD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use either a Wireless network card on the computer or a USB Wireless Drive. Belkin has great choices that ive used. It sould connect easily to your router,
By the way, the router has to be wirless if not then belkin sells a pack, containing the router and/or the card/USB
2007-11-22 05:09:23 · answer #3 · answered by Elpbulldog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have one of 2 choices.
Either run the cable, or see if you can purchase a Wireless Card for your old Sony.
Hopefully your Router is a Wireless Router, if not you'll need one.
Don
2007-11-22 05:12:08 · answer #4 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a similar situation and I'm using Netgear Powerline adapters. Since I stream video I have the 200mbps one but there's cheaper options. They use your power cabling in the house for the network. I have found this to be more reliable than wireless esp. when you go accross several floors in your house. Search for "netgear powerline" to find out what the options are. There might be other vendors than netgear that offer similar equipment as well.
2007-11-22 05:14:15 · answer #5 · answered by Maxim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go wireless, pci wireless card in the computer upstairs and wireless router connected to the pc where the interenet connection is.
2007-11-22 05:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by jeepweezer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might need to have a signal booster if the signal from your wifi router isn't strong enough, or buy a router with a super strong signal, like the linksys XSFG or something
also you need a wifi reciever on your upstairs compute r^_^
2007-11-22 05:09:18 · answer #7 · answered by cowboydanimal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul's answer is solid. If the upstairs computing gadget is about above the router, placed the router's antenna horizontal (they artwork proper off the area, and worst off the end). similar element if the adapter you get for the upstairs computing gadget has an antenna - horizontal and parallel to the router's antenna.
2016-10-24 22:20:10 · answer #8 · answered by oiler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a PCI wi-fi card (got mine off cragslist for $15) or a USB plug, at electronics stores $30-60.
2007-11-22 05:08:43 · answer #9 · answered by p3200tmz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a internet card that you can pug into your usb. cost (50-70)
2007-11-22 05:09:26 · answer #10 · answered by Golfnut 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋