different brand router & card??

Question

i have an inspirion b120 and i wanted to get a wireless internet card. after several trips to fry's electronics, we realized i needed an 'express card' and not a regular wireless card because who knows why. so my questions is, if i buy one of the 2 brands of express cards, do i need to buy the same brand of router?? the current router i have is a lynksys g-router... i have already heard of the usb adapters too, but not so sure about it (i dont want to hit it on something and mess it up)

volcano11 · Answer

If the router and network adapter both say they can use the 802.11b/g protocol, then they should always work as this is a standard.  The only advantage to having the same brand of each is that if you call their Tech Support department with a problem, they can't blame it on the other manufacturer's device (this is usually the first tactic they employ when they can't figure out a problem).   Steve

krystina07 · Answer

thank you...

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different brand router & card??

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