What is the point of adding another layer, another device! You will be adding another layer of complexity, another wall wart, another device to draw electricity and the cost will be similar.
You could as well chain your current router to the wireless router and thereby increase your wired capacity but do you need that? A wireless router comes with a Web page built in, you just enter the IP address into Internet Explorer or the browser of choice, you may set up a password and you probably should if there are other homes near you then just set the options as you like. Maybe it is just because I am familiar with a wireless router as a single use device but for my money they are pretty dependable and easy to use. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brice Mijares To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless network card This is a question I asked earlier in the week. I had a friend tell me I could hook some kind of transmitter up to my existing firewall slash router and someone on the list mentioned a access point, so I looked it up and found nothing to do with routers. More to do with cell phone towers, Ham radio, repeater, reflectors and the likes. I guess the best thing to do, is call a computer shop. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless network card > Can't you just buy the RF link to plug into the existing wired router? It > seems a shame to get rid of a perfectly good wired router just to go > wireless on one port. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 10:33 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless network card > > >> 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 >>> > >>> > 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