Question

[TheTrueDarkOne]

My laptops have "wi-fi" built into them, i can press the button and it can find "hot zones", so if i were to buy the router here ( http://www.woot.com/ ) would i have to get seperate motorolla wireless cards for each laptop?

Thanks guys (This is exactly why im going to start reading up on networking, i have 0% knowledge on it)

[irregularjoe]

My laptops have "wi-fi" built into them, i can press the button and it can find "hot zones", so if i were to buy the router here ( http://www.woot.com/ ) would i have to get seperate motorolla wireless cards for each laptop?

Thanks guys (This is exactly why im going to start reading up on networking, i have 0% knowledge on it)

No. If you have WiFi built into them, that means they already have Wifi "cards". Probably mini pc cards.

You're all set to go.

Joe

[CurlingSteve]

That is a nice price, but all you need is a wireless router.

You don't need the PCI (desktop) or PCMCIA (laptop) cards.

Whatever router you get will have instructions for the hookup, but usually it's very easy.

Generally it goes like this.

(1) Turn off everything (your computers and your cable/DSL modem).

(2) Connect the modem to the Internet (or WAN or Uplink) port on the router.

This port is usually separated from the port(s) computers can wire to by a small gap.

(3) Turn on the modem and let it boot fully (2-3 minutes is often enough).

(4) Trun on the router and let it boot fully (again 2-3 minutes).

(5) Turn on your computer(s) and they should detect the router and connect.