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MovedGoalPosts · 31-01-2006, 14:43

Most new PCs if they do not have wireless on board will certainly have an ethernet (RJ45) port. That, if you can run cable to the PC fromt he router, will suffice for wired networking.

Any PC that does not haver either ethernet or wireless will need some form of network adapter if you are to connect it to the router. You can do this via an USB adaptor (the adaptor can provide wireless access or different types plug onto an ethernet cable for wired access), but USB can grab reousces from your PC and slow it relative to a properly dedicated network adaptor. Best bet then is to buy a PCI ethernet network card for wired access or a PCI wireless network card - both of whcih would be fitted inside your PC.

As for the router. Linksys kit seems very popular on this board. Make sure you go got the "g" not "b" standard. Make sure too that it's a cable broadband wireless router, and does *not* include an ADSL modem.

31-01-2006, 14:43	#3
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: Basic Info Required Before Buying Wireless Router Most new PCs if they do not have wireless on board will certainly have an ethernet (RJ45) port. That, if you can run cable to the PC fromt he router, will suffice for wired networking. Any PC that does not haver either ethernet or wireless will need some form of network adapter if you are to connect it to the router. You can do this via an USB adaptor (the adaptor can provide wireless access or different types plug onto an ethernet cable for wired access), but USB can grab reousces from your PC and slow it relative to a properly dedicated network adaptor. Best bet then is to buy a PCI ethernet network card for wired access or a PCI wireless network card - both of whcih would be fitted inside your PC. As for the router. Linksys kit seems very popular on this board. Make sure you go got the "g" not "b" standard. Make sure too that it's a cable broadband wireless router, and does not include an ADSL modem.