broadband or dialup?  if broadband, does your current modem connect through ethernet or through USB?

if broadband through ethernet, then it will be both simple and cheap to setup

basic info:

what u need: isp subscription (high-speed internet), wireless router (preferrably from dell), wifi system (like your 600m with a wireless card - you were able to use wifi before so your system must have a wireless card).

you would just have to get isp subscription and a wireless router. after that everything will fall into place.

disagree about getting the router from dell ...   but yeah, post back what you have and we'll take it from there

I've got DSL from Earthlink, and the router from netopia, been doing internet since around 92, various services. I know my way around most things, but am not an expert in any way, I have the wireless card, I get the signals from several wireless sites in my neighborhood, but never really use them. I see routers (I'm assuming they're those things with antenna) advertised for $49, from Compusa, Staples, etc. since I'm in LA there's lots of choices...

Jmak, as basic requirements I would say the wireless router you buy needs to support 802.11g.  I would also say to get one that supports WPA2 encryption, though your clients wireless cards will need to support it to use it.  as your client card is unlikely to support it, I wouldn't buy a 'special' router that claims faster (108mbps) speeds or *claims* to be 802.11n compliant.

If you do know you way around things and want a lot of functionality for the price, I would buy a unit that supports some really decent third party firmware called dd-wrt (you can google that).  One wireless router you can buy for this is a buffalo WHR-HP-G54 (around $65 shipped online).

thanks, sounds a little complex for me, but I'll look into it.