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Wireless Network Question

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Got a wireless router for a desktop that has high speed internet through cable.

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I've had problems setting that up, but that's a different story...

I need a wireless adapter for another desktop in the house. It isn't a laptop so I can't buy one of those wireless cards like this:

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What the hell can I buy for this that will fit on top of the desktop to receive the signal and connect it to the ethernet card with a cable?
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Never mind. Found this one. Been awhile since I did building of computers and networks and shit...

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You can also get an internal wireless card that fits into a PCI slot:

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit ... inary=true


I use one and it works fine. Better than running wires through the attic. :)
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Please don't network with USB. Ever.
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Last one I helped set up, we ran a second wireless hub back near where the desktop sits (rather than the one where the XBox360 sits). More flexibilty when it comes to expansion and whatnot, depending on equipment, of course.

Word to the wise -- just because a Linksys wireless router looks the same, and has the same model #, save for .00000000001 difference in version, it doesn't mean they'll connect. I'm glad I wasn't the poor sap who spent hours waiting on tech support to share that info, but if you're trying to link multiple Linksys routers, they need to be the exact same, or the older models did, anyway.
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Post by ElTaco »

I'd get PCI cards. Go to your nearest Best Buy and they'll have everything Linksys. Also, you can pick up a cheap wireless extender if you have multiple floors or a large house. Doing wireless Bridging isn't a bad idea if you have two PC areas where you have multiple PCs. Lets say you have a Library with two PCs and maybe another PC in the next room and then you have your bedroom or office where you might have a network printer and two computers for gaming or something, you could set up two seperate wired areas and connect them using a wireless Bridge, however, just beware that you might run into problems using the two wireless Bridge APs as wireless APs as well.
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