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[*MAFIA* Scooby]

OK so I got my laptop, and need to set up a wireless network now. From looking at this thread, it looks like all i need to get is a router (which i can get for free from comcast).  What i wanted to know though is do i need an adaptor for my desktop computer? Or can i still have that wired to my modem? The laptop, wii, psp, and ipods all have built in wireless card stuff but my old desktop would need an adapter if its going to lose its wired connection to the modem.

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If for some reason you have to have your desktop be wireless, then you'll need to get a PCI wireless adapter, something like these. The method shown in the picture is a wired setup for your desktop, not wireless. Wired is much faster.

Also don't get a Comcast router, even if it is for free. Get yourself a decent router from Netgear or Linksys and hook it up the way I have in the picture. Comcast routers suck ass, are really slow, and your signal isn't that strong.

[*MAFIA* BassSlappa]

+rep for making this chart

http://i53.tinypic.com/2urnwbl.jpg



If for some reason you have to have your desktop be wireless, then you'll need to get a PCI wireless adapter, something like these. The method shown in the picture is a wired setup for your desktop, not wireless. Wired is much faster.

Also don't get a Comcast router, even if it is for free. Get yourself a decent router from Netgear or Linksys and hook it up the way I have in the picture. Comcast routers suck ass, are really slow, and your signal isn't that strong.

Thanks a ton dude, that actually helped a lot lol. I'm just gonna have to put up with the comcast one for now though.  The router will be about 7 ft away from our wii and maybe 20 feet from where the laptop will be so the signal cant be that horrible. And at the very least, i'll know how to set up a new router when we get one. Plus rep for you!!!

[*MAFIA* Hellraiser]

Fuck that! I am disabling my wireless destop! Offline is a fucking chinese teerorist and I am sure he planted a bomb or some other type of device in you cp to kill you!

[*MAFIA* BassSlappa]

Got the new router set up and running. The one I got from comcast is a netgear router, and it works fine. Plus i'm pretty sure you'd have to be retarded to not be able to figure out the instructions they send with the package. As for the quality of this free router, I'm all the way on the other side of the house and the signal is at 90% and loads pretty damn fast. So i'm pretty happy.