You will need to have cable or dsl internet service with a cable or dsl modem that can connect to a wireless router by ethernet (router's don't have USB connections). Plugging the wireless router into the cable or dsl modem will provide the wireless network to which you can connect. The signal you are picking up is likely a neighbors wireless network.
You don't say which model computer you have, so I can't say what the slot on the side is. It could be a PC card slot or it could be then new Express card slot. I am assuming you have an internal wireless network card because you say that you are picking up a weak signal. If you didn't have a wireless network card, there would be no indication of any signal at all. When you get the wireless router, make sure that you shut the cable modem down and wait a few minutes before making the connection to the router.
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December 29th, 2005 19:00
You will need to have cable or dsl internet service with a cable or dsl modem that can connect to a wireless router by ethernet (router's don't have USB connections). Plugging the wireless router into the cable or dsl modem will provide the wireless network to which you can connect. The signal you are picking up is likely a neighbors wireless network.
Steve
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December 29th, 2005 20:00
You don't say which model computer you have, so I can't say what the slot on the side is. It could be a PC card slot or it could be then new Express card slot. I am assuming you have an internal wireless network card because you say that you are picking up a weak signal. If you didn't have a wireless network card, there would be no indication of any signal at all. When you get the wireless router, make sure that you shut the cable modem down and wait a few minutes before making the connection to the router.
Steve