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Name: mint
Date: February 7, 2007 at 07:51:31 Pacific
OS: xp pro
CPU/Ram: Pentium 3.6 / 2g DDR2
Product: Dell
Comment:

Hi i have a wired router is there any thing i can get to put in it so i can pick up a signal from say a laptop ? if not what else would i need other than a wireless router as this router i cannot change for one reason or another... thxs
Jon

XP Pro
Pentium 4 3.6 with Hyperthreading
2Gig of DDR2
Radeon X300



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Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: February 7, 2007 at 08:01:07 Pacific
Reply:

You need a wireless capable router/modem to connect wirelessly.

Or, you can use the laptop and depend on other people's wireless networks, which is pretty risky.

Life is more painless for those who are brainless.


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Response Number 2
Name: mint
Date: February 7, 2007 at 08:19:40 Pacific
Reply:

so there is no dongle or access point i can buy to do the above ?
Jon

XP Pro
Pentium 4 3.6 with Hyperthreading
2Gig of DDR2
Radeon X300


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Response Number 3
Name: orbital
Date: February 7, 2007 at 08:30:10 Pacific

Response Number 4
Name: wanderer
Date: February 7, 2007 at 10:01:15 Pacific
Reply:

you can buy a wireless router which is cheaper than a access point, then configure as per the diagram below

http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_...

Give a person a fish, they eat for a day. Suggest they internet search and they learn a skill for a lifetime.


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