Wireless PC Card

If your laptop doesn't have the slot for the wireless PC card is there any
other alternative? Like maybe through a USB port? My son used his laptop on
the network at school through a plug in type of set up. Now that he's home I
thought we could do wireless network but no PC card slot. we bought a
Netgear 802.11g Wireless router.

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Jim,

NetGear, LinkSys, D-Link, Belkin, SMC sell USB Wi-Fi adapters which work
fine. Try Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, Frys. Luck

Thanks Gator. Is that what they're called "Wi-Fi adapters" ? I'd like to
stick with Netgear.

"Gator" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> NetGear, LinkSys, D-Link, Belkin, SMC sell USB Wi-Fi adapters which work
> fine. Try Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, Frys. Luck
>
>

I've seen plenty of 802.11(b) USB adapters but I'm not sure I've seen a (g)
one. A (b) one should interwork, especially if it's from the same
manufacturer, although I understand it may slow down your (g) setup!

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Jim L wrote:
> If your laptop doesn't have the slot for the wireless PC card is
> there any other alternative? Like maybe through a USB port? My son
> used his laptop on the network at school through a plug in type of
> set up. Now that he's home I thought we could do wireless network but
> no PC card slot. we bought a Netgear 802.11g Wireless router.

I went on the Netgear website & they have a WG121 which looks like it's
compatible with the 802.11g (I hope)


"Philip Herlihy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've seen plenty of 802.11(b) USB adapters but I'm not sure I've seen a
(g)
> one. A (b) one should interwork, especially if it's from the same
> manufacturer, although I understand it may slow down your (g) setup!
>
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> ## PH, London ##
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>
> Jim L wrote:
> > If your laptop doesn't have the slot for the wireless PC card is
> > there any other alternative? Like maybe through a USB port? My son
> > used his laptop on the network at school through a plug in type of
> > set up. Now that he's home I thought we could do wireless network but
> > no PC card slot. we bought a Netgear 802.11g Wireless router.
>
>

Jim,

You answered your own question. I use a Netgear USB adapter, model
MA111, about $39 (US).

--Ray

"Jim L" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<MyFDb.313$(E-Mail Removed) k.net>...
> If your laptop doesn't have the slot for the wireless PC card is there any
> other alternative? Like maybe through a USB port? My son used his laptop on
> the network at school through a plug in type of set up. Now that he's home I
> thought we could do wireless network but no PC card slot. we bought a
> Netgear 802.11g Wireless router.

Yup. That's the one. I'm using the (b) equivalent.

No mention of the stronger WPA security protocol on this new product, to my
surprise.


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Jim L wrote:
> I went on the Netgear website & they have a WG121 which looks like
> it's compatible with the 802.11g (I hope)
>
>
> "Philip Herlihy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:brnce9$31c$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I've seen plenty of 802.11(b) USB adapters but I'm not sure I've
>> seen a (g) one. A (b) one should interwork, especially if it's from
>> the same manufacturer, although I understand it may slow down your
>> (g) setup!
>>
>> --
>> ######################
>> ## PH, London ##
>> ######################
>>
>>
>> Jim L wrote:
>>> If your laptop doesn't have the slot for the wireless PC card is
>>> there any other alternative? Like maybe through a USB port? My son
>>> used his laptop on the network at school through a plug in type of
>>> set up. Now that he's home I thought we could do wireless network
>>> but no PC card slot. we bought a Netgear 802.11g Wireless router.