Maybe I should be more specific here. I have a network card in my PC, but it's not of the wireless variety. I want to buy a wireless network adapter to plug into a USB port, because I have no free card slots, and I want to keep the other network card in the PC. From what I've read, this shouldn't pose a problem. Are these network adapters inferior? Thanks. Lora ----- Original Message ----- From: "david poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 2:56 AM Subject: Re: Wireless Networking > Steve, you can find devices that use usb to do networking now. ethernet is > less likely to disconnect both ardware and software wise though. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve" <k8sp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 8:54 PM > Subject: Re: Wireless Networking > > > Lora, > > I have experience with both a Linksys (not wireless) and a D-Link 614+ > wireless router. > > First, although it is certainly not definitive, the vast majority of routers > interface with devices by RJ-45 network cables, not USB. My D-Link doesn't > have any USB ports on it at all. > > As for web interface, I think most routers have a web interfac3e for > configuration. My particular D-Link has graphical links. They speak as 12, > 17, 22 27, and unless you remember what 17 or 22 do, for example, it is more > or less trial-and-error until you get to the page you want i.e. wireless > settings, port forwarding, filters, etc. It is not impossible to navigate, > but that graphical link labeling with no alt-text labels is a bit of a > drawback. > > As for the Linksys routers, the ones I' > ve seen are more straightforward in that respect. > > HTH, > Steve > Lansing, MI > > > > -- > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the > way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the > list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -- > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx