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Old 01-16-2006, 03:50 PM
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Laptop without wire for internet

I have just bought a laptop off Ebay with these specs. What do I need to connect wireless internet with a ADSL broadband modem? I am unsure what the Ethernet means.

Specifications:

Intel Pentium 4 Mobile CPU 1.6 GHz
1GB of RAM
80 GB 7200 rpm Hard disk
DVD ROM
1.44 MB Floppy Disk
32MB ATi Mobility Radeon Graphics Card Built-in
14” TFT Screen
Realtek PCI Fast 10/100 Ethernet Built-in
ESS SuperLink-M 56 KBPS Data Fax Voice Modem
Stereo Audio via Onboard Speakers
Microphone & Headphone Sockets
Touchpad and Track point
Lithium-Ion Battery Module
Expansion port for docking station
Infra-Red Port
2 x PCMCIA Sockets
2 x USB Ports
1 x PS2 Keyboard & Mouse Port
1 x Parallel Port
1 x Serial Port
1 x VGA Port
1 x SVideo port
Mains Adapter and Power Plug

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Old 01-17-2006, 02:20 PM
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you will need two pieces of hardware to get you going wirelessly:

1- Wireless Router
2- Wireless Ethernet card

Your DSL modem has three connector at the back..Power, Telephone cable (or RJ11 connector), and Ethernet connector (RJ45 Connector).

You need to buy a wireless router, it come with a Ethernet cable, one end of the cable goes to the back of the DSL modem and the other end goes to the back of the Router (there any usu all 5 ports at the back and one of them will say "WAN" that's where you want to plug incoming cable from the DSL modem).

follow the link to home Wireless networking product on Dlink site:
http://www.dlink.com/products/category.asp?cid=1&sec=1

Look at the product, and make sure your Wireless Router speed matches the Wireless card you buy.

Wireless routers have easy installation guide and so does wireless cards, after purchasing the hardware, try to do if yourself, if you run into any problem then drop us a line and we will follow up with you.


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