can I make my wireless router act as a wireless card?

I used to have DSL and a wireless network at home, but I discontinued the
DSL, then only used the router to swap files between laptop and desktop.

Then the other day, my laptop was kind enough to tell me it had found a new
wireless network (presumably a neighbors- I asked around and still don't
know). Bingo- full signal. :-)

Is there anyway that I can make my Netgear MR814 act as just a 'receiver' in
order to get my desktop (plugged into it) online?

Wireless cards are cheap I know, but its the principal of course ;-)

"oneironaught" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:W8vrb.6697$(E-Mail Removed):

> I used to have DSL and a wireless network at home, but I discontinued
> the DSL, then only used the router to swap files between laptop and
> desktop.
>
> Then the other day, my laptop was kind enough to tell me it had found
> a new wireless network (presumably a neighbors- I asked around and
> still don't know). Bingo- full signal. :-)
>
> Is there anyway that I can make my Netgear MR814 act as just a
> 'receiver' in order to get my desktop (plugged into it) online?
>
> Wireless cards are cheap I know, but its the principal of course ;-)
>
>
>
>

NO

Duane

Entity Duane Arnold spoke thus:

> NO
I suspect it is possible if WDS is enabled, works for Airport systems
anyway.

-- Gnarlie

> > NO

fair enough, that's all I wanted to know. Thanx. ;-)