Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Shoot! -My modem is not good for wyfi? That depends. If both the modem and your computer have RJ45 sockets, all you will need is a wireless router. If your computer is missing the RJ45 socket you will need a network adapter card for your computer also. If the modem is missing the RJ45 socket you will need to replace the modem with one that has one. Note: Some DSL modems have a built in wireless router. That is what Verizon wants you to get from them with the upgraded service. Don ************************************************************ Okay Don, thanks... My older workhorse PC is an eMachines T3114 with added RAM. Info sticker says it has a " 56K ITU V92 Ready/Fax modem" and a network setup called "10/100 Ethernet LAN For DSL or Cable Connectivity". So does that include a wireless capability so I could make both it and the new laptop wyfi? Or if not, could I then keep it still on "the wire" from a new wyfi capable modem while installing and using an addl wyfi laptop? IOWs, If I buy a new wyfi capable modem with a RJ45 socket, (and I suspect I'll have to), then can this modem also still hook up to a PC that requires a "wire"? (-I don't really feel all that secure about opening my PC's case to install another adapter card, and taking the big case to a PC shop is a bit expensive and a minor hassle that I'd like to avoid if I can..?) Also, if I do buy the new modem, do I then also have to get a router also? And does this router then go before or after the modem in the data flow chain? I suspect none of this is terribly difficult, but I'm the type who needs to get the details straight in his mind or else I'll be running back and forth to the PC store buying and returning things! ">}) And the FIOS ISP may indeed be a good improvement for some, but I agree with you that it costs too damn much! Also, if I don't need it, I don't like being told by any corporation that "I have to buy it!" (Which is also why I still use and luv WinXP. -I'm a real Luddite, I guess..!) Thanks all, Greywoulf --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------