Yes, you can connect your cable or DSL modem to a router. You should have in addition to four ports for computers, one port which is going to be called either a WAN or LAN port, unless your router is actually a 3 port router with a LAN/WAN port. You can get the Linksys WRT54G for about $50 or less. I'm pretty sure they still sell that model and you can't go wrong with Linksys routers.
On Nov 28, 2008, at 9:15 AM, Brice Mijares wrote: > Hello Dale, My router isn't a wireless one. I've had it at least 5 > years. > I can hook up 4 computers to it. When I do decide to buy a new > laptop, I'll > have to buy a wireless card for the desktop, a new wireless router, > and I > think my service provider may have to send me a wireless modem. > Unless my > present cable modem can hook up to the wireless router. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 3:12 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless network card > > > Your present router may be a wireless router. Does it have one or > two > > about three inch long antennae attached? If so you already have > what you > > need. > > > > If not then you want to buy a wireless router, Linksys sells a > couple of > > models as to D-Link and many others. It is very similar to your > present > > router and most, maybe all have four RJ45 connections for hard wired > > devices along with the wireless transmitter and receiver.Last one > I bought > > was about a hundred bucks but there are so many about now you can > probably > > get them cheaper. > > > > Any modern notebook computer will have WiFi built in and should be > able to > > talk to a wireless router. You would probably need to add a WiVi > wireless > > card to a desktop computer and you may need to add one to an older > > notebook computer. > > > > Hope this is helpful. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Brice Mijares > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:26 AM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless network card > > > > > > Okay, currently I have a cable modem that goes in to a Linksy > router. I > > have the NIC card. Question; I want to buy a lap top so I can use > it down > > stairs or out on the patio. Someone once told me I could buy > something > > that > > I could hook up to my hardware firewall slash router that would > send a > > wireless signal to the laptop. Is this correct? if so, what is this > > device > > called? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Trouble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 4:03 AM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless network card > > > > > As a verizon tech I wouldn't recommend these types of network hook > > > ups. Because its the most slowest of all the ways to connect to > the > > > router. you may have a fast Internet connection, but your limit is > > > the speed of the USB port and its not that fast. > > > wired you can get 100mb to 10mb and 1 gig if supported by router, > > > next is PCI wireless card it will give you 54mb max and last is > USB > > > at around 411kbs. > > > If your just needing a fast or quick connect USB will do, but > for the > > > long hall go PCI or NIC. > > > > > > At 01:52 PM 11/26/2008, you wrote: > > >>How would I go about trying to see if I have a wireless network > card? > > Is > > >>this the correct terminology for wireless modem and the computer > to > > >>establish a internet connection? > > >> > > >> > > >>------------------------------------ > > >> > > >>Send any questions regarding list management to: > > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>To listen to the show archives go to link > > > > >>http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > > >>Or > > >>ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > >> > > >>The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > >>http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > >> > > >>Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > > >>Various List Members At The Following address: > > >>http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > >> > > >>Visit the archives page at the following address > > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > >> > > >>If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > > >>following address for more information: > > >>http://www.jaws-users.com/ > > >>For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind > Handy > > >>Man list just send a blank message to: > > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > Tim > > > trouble > > > Verizon support tech > > > "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with > > substance." > > > --Sam Brown > > > > > > Blindeudora list owner. > > > To subscribe or info: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > > > > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > > > Or > > > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > > Various > > > List Members At The Following address: > > > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > following > > > address for more information: > > > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind > Handy Man > > > list just send a blank message to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > > Or > > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various > > List Members At The Following address: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > following > > address for more information: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind > Handy Man > > list just send a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > > > > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
