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----- Original Message ----- From: Brice Mijares To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless network card Dale, that sounds like my best option, and by far, the cheapest. Why go wireless with my desktop if I can have it hooked direct. I'll just swamp out the linksy router for a wireless linksy router. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless network card > Yep, > > Your cable modem should have an RJ45 plug that goes into your present > router. You just plug that into the wireless router instead of your > present router. There will usually be 4 other RJ45 jacks on the wireless > router so you can, if you want, plug the desktop into the wireless router > directly just as you have it now plugged into your present router. You can > also plug your notebook into it if you like but that rather defeats the > purpose. > > I have a network printer and a network embosser plugged into my wireless > router up stairs so I can print to them from either of our notebooks > anywhere in the house without having to connect to them directly. > > Certainly you can put a wireless card in your desktop but why bother? > > Hope this is helpful. > > . > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brice Mijares > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 9:15 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless network card > > > 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 > > > > > 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