at home am i right in thinking i need a wireless router for my desktop and the laptop can connect through this is there anything else i need, also if the router is G will this automatically support b.
A wireless router will have the ability to connect up to 4 computers by a wired ethernet connection and many more through a wireless connection. It works best if you have a cable or dsl internet connection. A wireless G router will automatically work with wireless B wireless network adapters.
At the present time, with your current wireless card, it is highly unlikely that you would be able to make any reliable connection while moving in a car or train. Wireless hotspots are similr to the wireless connection provided by a router in your home. I you move more that a few hundred feet from the router, you loose the connection. You may move into the range of another hotspot, but you will have to reconnect to that hotspot, but will quickly move out of range of that as well. Furthermore, most of these hotspots are really just unsecured wireless connections running in people's homes or businesses, so they are not evenly spaced.
Companies like Verizon, are providing a type of broadband wireless service in major cities, but this requires a different type of wireless adapter and are pretty hefty monthly fee. Coverage is still spotty.
The dream of connecting wirelessly everywhere is still a few year off.
volcano11
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December 30th, 2004 19:00
It should be able to, but you would have to contact the owners of the hotspot to find out what requirements they have to connect to their network.
Steve
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December 31st, 2004 08:00
thanks,
at home am i right in thinking i need a wireless router for my desktop and the laptop can connect through this is there anything else i need, also if the router is G will this automatically support b.
volcano11
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December 31st, 2004 15:00
A wireless router will have the ability to connect up to 4 computers by a wired ethernet connection and many more through a wireless connection. It works best if you have a cable or dsl internet connection. A wireless G router will automatically work with wireless B wireless network adapters.
Steve
kerry etr
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January 1st, 2005 08:00
cheers for the help i'm starting to get the hang of it,
if i,m on the move say by car or train what will i need to connect the internet and what type of connection will it be.
volcano11
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January 1st, 2005 16:00
At the present time, with your current wireless card, it is highly unlikely that you would be able to make any reliable connection while moving in a car or train. Wireless hotspots are similr to the wireless connection provided by a router in your home. I you move more that a few hundred feet from the router, you loose the connection. You may move into the range of another hotspot, but you will have to reconnect to that hotspot, but will quickly move out of range of that as well. Furthermore, most of these hotspots are really just unsecured wireless connections running in people's homes or businesses, so they are not evenly spaced.
Companies like Verizon, are providing a type of broadband wireless service in major cities, but this requires a different type of wireless adapter and are pretty hefty monthly fee. Coverage is still spotty.
The dream of connecting wirelessly everywhere is still a few year off.
Steve