[Scgeeks] Re: Need recomendations for a wifi adaptor for a desk top computer.

[Robert Blair]

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:58:34 UTC, "Frog Prince" <me at privacy.net> wrote:

> My grand kids just moved in to a new place.  They have cable and cable 
> internet with wifi.  I can't run a CAT5 cable to the game room. (Attic is 
> too small and much too hot)
>  
> I need a recommendation (and source) for a wifi adaptor to connect to the 
> grand kids computer so I don't need a cable.  Box is XP home.
>  
> Distance is 50 to 100 ft (max) so a USB would work as well as a internal 
> card or a stand alone adaptor.

Since it has a NIC already I would get a wireless adapter instead of 
adding another NIC.

I use a "game adapter" (Linksys WGA54G) to connect a computer (a very 
old laptop) without a wireless NIC to my LAN.  Plug your cat5 cable 
into the "game adapter" and use your browser to configure it.

Another option is a USB Wireless Network Adapter (Linksys WUSB54G) 
which I purchased but have not used yet.


-- 
Robert Blair