Hi,
You don't need a desktop computer to be connected to the MN-700 for it to
work.
All you need to do is use a wired connection the first time to configure the
Base Station's wireless settings and then you can use it wirelessly with no
desktop computers connecting to it.
--
Gary Tsang
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
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"Matt M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I want to use a 700 router with a cable modem so I can
> use the wireless feature of my notebook. Do I have to run
> a desktop computer also to make the basestation & modem
> transmit? Or can I somehow just have the cable modem and
> basestation sitting somewhere together running without a
> direct computer connection? Thanks