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Ben J

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11th Jan 08 at 17:31

I'm getting Wireless broadband at home. should my year old PC already be set up to deal with wireless or do I have to buy some sort of USB adapter or something?

Excuse me for being thick but I know sod all about computers!

Corsa Sport Gav

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11th Jan 08 at 17:34

if its a desktop computer its more likley your gonna need a wireless adaptor either a usb or pci.

Ben J

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11th Jan 08 at 17:37

pci?

Doug

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11th Jan 08 at 17:41

start > control panel > system > hardware > device manager > network adaptors.

Post a screen shot of that section and we will tell you if you have one

Ben J

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11th Jan 08 at 18:04

At work at the moment so can't......will do tomorrow tho!

Thanks.

Corsa Sport Gav

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11th Jan 08 at 18:13

quote:
Originally posted by bjackso2x
pci?

its a type of slot which u can add things onto it, normally u have 3 - 5 of them on your mother board

Doug

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11th Jan 08 at 19:06

Did you build it yourself?

Whats the make and model of it?

Ben J

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15th Jan 08 at 08:50

quote:
Originally posted by Doug
start > control panel > system > hardware > device manager > network adaptors.

Post a screen shot of that section and we will tell you if you have one

It come up with:

VIA RHINE 2 COMPATIBLE FAST ETHERNET ADAPTER

dannymccann

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15th Jan 08 at 09:09

quote:
Originally posted by Doug
Did you build it yourself?

Whats the make and model of it?

Does it honestly sound like he built it himself?

jackso - you need a wireless usb adapter for it to work, what you posted there means it came with wired support, which is fine if the router is next to your PC but not if its in the next room

[Edited on 15-01-2008 by dannymccann]

Steve

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15th Jan 08 at 09:18

pci or usb will be fine, personally i find the pci ones more reliable

dannymccann

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15th Jan 08 at 09:22

True Steve, as do I, by reliable do you mean best? We had a PCI wiress antenna and it got a poor signal because couldnt move it around very much, got a USB stick with a 3m extention and the signal strength is much much higher. And touch wood, my USB one has never played up actually

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15th Jan 08 at 09:38