How to know?

Hello people!

Anyone can tell me how to know if my PC supports, whireless conections?
I have gone to the control pannel and i see that i have that option to
configure a wireless network, but I don't know if i have a card. I don't
think so. Is this option standard? How can I check? Thank you very much in
advance!!!

Martin.

Martin wrote:

> Hello people!
>
> Anyone can tell me how to know if my PC supports, whireless
> conections? I have gone to the control pannel and i see that i have
> that option to configure a wireless network, but I don't know if i
> have a card. I don't think so. Is this option standard? How can I
> check? Thank you very much in advance!!!
>
> Martin.

There are a couple of different ways:

1. Look in the paperwork that you got when you bought the computer.
2. Look in the manual.
3. Go to Device Manager (from System applet in Control Panel) and expand
the Network Devices category. See what you have in there.
4. If you have an OEM machine, go to the OEM's website for your specific
model machine.
5. Run a free system inventory program like Belarc Advisor or Everest
Home Edition.

http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1 - Everest Home
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Hi, Malke,

THe problem is that I think my PC was home assambled and i don't have any
paper, manual, etc. I am downloading the sofware you indicated to see what it
says. In the network devices only appears the ethenert card. Is that
concluding? Thank for the anwer.

"Malke" wrote:

> Martin wrote:
>
> > Hello people!
> >
> > Anyone can tell me how to know if my PC supports, whireless
> > conections? I have gone to the control pannel and i see that i have
> > that option to configure a wireless network, but I don't know if i
> > have a card. I don't think so. Is this option standard? How can I
> > check? Thank you very much in advance!!!
> >
> > Martin.
>
> There are a couple of different ways:
>
> 1. Look in the paperwork that you got when you bought the computer.
> 2. Look in the manual.
> 3. Go to Device Manager (from System applet in Control Panel) and expand
> the Network Devices category. See what you have in there.
> 4. If you have an OEM machine, go to the OEM's website for your specific
> model machine.
> 5. Run a free system inventory program like Belarc Advisor or Everest
> Home Edition.
>
> http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1 - Everest Home
> http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

Martin wrote:

> Hi, Malke,
>
> THe problem is that I think my PC was home assambled and i don't have
> any paper, manual, etc. I am downloading the sofware you indicated to
> see what it says. In the network devices only appears the ethenert
> card. Is that concluding? Thank for the anwer.

I would think that since you only have an ethernet card, that's all you
have. If you had a wireless PCI card that just wasn't installed
properly it would appear with a yellow bang next to the entry or under
Unknown Device. It isn't standard to include a wireless PCI card on a
desktop machine.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User