Wireless router?

I have mediacom for my internet and TV. I had a desktop and so i had a a cable running plugged in to it via a modem. well know i have a laptop and i want to go wireless. my friend told me i could get a wireless router. i called best buy and they told me i had to have a desk top to hook it up to so i can also use it for my laptop. while i am do know know a whole lot about computers, but that does not sound right to me. my computer does have a built in wireless card. so what do i need to go wireless? can i just hook up the router to my modem? thanks in advance!|||That's bull. Go get a linksys wireless router.|||Yes, absolutely. Get the router, hook the cable that is going to the desktop to your router. You will need to get another ethernet cable to run from the router to the desktop.





There's a little bit of configuration that you will need to do on the router to get it to work with your laptop. Just follow the instructions and you'll be up and running in minutes.





As the previous post stated, get the Linksys wireless router. It sells at Best Buy for $49.99. Get the ethernet cable as well when you're there, a 6ft cable should be sufficient.





Good luck! Email if you need assistance!|||Yes. you'll use your hard wired pc to set up the router firmware. the router will come with a setuo disk that you will run with your hard wired pc. once you have everything set up you'll need to put in your WEP key into the laptop so it can connect the the internet.





you can however use your laptop with an ethernet cable to the router to do the same thing. Once again...when you have completed the setup you can setup your wireless on your laptop.|||Start Here. Tutorial





Get up and running with our education essentials.


http://www.usr.com/education/e-main-menu鈥?/a>





Networking home basics


http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite鈥?/a>





Networking how to center:


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using鈥?/a>





How Home Networking Works


http://computer.howstuffworks.com/home-n鈥?/a>





=====================





Set Up a Network in a Snap


http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/2001p1鈥?/a>





4 steps to set up your home wireless network


http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone鈥?/a>





Router Configuration 101: Setting up the router


http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/510鈥?/a>





http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=na鈥?/a>


=========================


Using a Wireless Laptop at Work and at Home


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using鈥?/a>





Adding Wireless to Your Older Laptop


http://tech.yahoo.com/gd/adding-wireless鈥?/a>


==================





If you have wireless, you should secure your wireless network.





Ten Steps to a Secure Wireless Network


http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,844鈥?/a>





Improve the security of your wireless home network


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using鈥?/a>





Set up a secure wireless network using Windows Connect Now


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using鈥?/a>





How To Secure A Wireless LAN (WLAN) | Daily Wireless


http://www.dailywireless.com/features/se鈥?/a>





Setting Up a Secure Wireless Network


http://www.intranetjournal.com/articles/鈥?/a>





================


Tips to Boost Your WiFi Signal


http://www.voip-sol.com/10-ways-to-boost鈥?/a>


http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone鈥?/a>





Wireless Forums


http://www.wirelessforums.org/





=======================


Often you can order a wireless/wired router with your cable or DSL service.





Review wireless networking device choices here. Purchase only ones rated 5 stars and read the reviews.





Wireless Networking Devices


http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.asp鈥?/a>


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/鈥?/a>