I would like to make an old desktop computer talk wirelessly to my modem. Is this what I need to do the that?
176673
Yes among other things. You will also need to hook your modem up to a wireless router. This little thing enables you to receive an internet signal from the wireless router.
176674
If you have a wireless router or wireless router/modem combo then yes, you should be able to use this. If you do not, you will also need a wireless router.
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If your old computer doesn't have a wireless card, this will do it. However, if its that old, it might not have a USB port and you might need a wireless card instead (they are VERY cheap)!
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All computers now a day have a jack for cap5 connector and all external modems have cap 5 jacks as well. You didn't say if you wanted to use the computer wirelessly is so you will have to have a USB
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You need a wireless router, not a modem. Your internet leaves Clearwire and enters the modem they gave you. It should then go from the modem to a Wireless Router, which will broadcast that internet signal over the air to any wireless devices you have such as cell phones, printers and laptops. This adapter just allows you to receive that signal on a computer that otherwise wasn't wireless. Hope this helps. :)
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Will it work to do what? This is not a hot spot...it's a device to turn a wired Ethernet port into wireless
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Not without an external modem, as this laptop, as with most modern laptops, does not have a modem built in. You'd need something like http://amzn.com/B004BU8O9Y to connect.
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I have set up my new computer using a wireless modem, so the computer must have a wire card.
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No, it's not to turn or make your modem into a wifi hotspot, its for computers that are not equipped with or not built with wifi connectivity
1600676
May have to Google that. I have a security system that it works through so they will need some sort of a modem or something. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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I don't think you need computer. But you need to have a WI Fi modem available.
2014142
You must have Internet. It can then be attached by wire or used wirelessly.
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Hi, Jeremy. Since this is a dedicated modem, you cannot finish its setup without a computer with an ethernet jack
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Yes because you need no computer at all for this. Don't buy this thing though it hasn't been supported for years with any software or firmware updates. The fact that someone from Linksys actually answered your question is probably the most support its got in the past 5+ years.
197989
Yes, no, and maybe. The modem is an "option", but I have never seen or heard of one that had this option. Mine has a port + connector, but no modem inside. If you have a USB modem, that might work. Right now I connect with the wireless or the wired network.
857252
No. You need to add a wireless router as a component in your network. All a cable modem does is take the cable signal (coax) and convert it to ethernet. Then an ethernet output from the modem can be connected to a computer directly, or to a wireless router to establish a network.
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Making any desktop wireless is quite simple and cheap. Buy a usb wireless adapter they are not expensive and you pretty much plug them into a usb post and follow the instructions.
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no. this would produce wireless for the desktop. You will need this for the laptop as well as a wireless router. You would also need a internet connection the location the router is installed
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No, you need the modem to convert the incoming analog signal to a digital signal. There are modems that have built in routers which would eliminate one device in your network and possibly help a bit with latency.