what do i need to make wifi in my home using aol dial up internet i bought a linksys wrt54gl broadband router and its telling me i need a modem
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You can't. You cannot network with dial up internet. No router or modem would make it any different. Windows may tell you get a modem but it's assuming you have DSL or cable internet.
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If You Are On The Internet You Have A Modem Connect The Modem To The Router
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Yes, you can use an Apple router with your Linksys modem. Apple doesn't make modems. Make sure you have one computer that meets the minimum System Requirements for Setup and Administration. Install the software to your computer first before connecting to anything.
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no, its only a very good modem. Connect a router to it and you have your own wifi. I recommend having a stand alone modem and a stand alone router instead of a modem/router combined unit.
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This is just a modem. You will need a router to distribute wifi around your place.
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Matt, You have to buy two of them. One to plug into the router via Ethernet cable then plug one in where your computer is and another Ethernet cable (neither supplied) into it. It uses your homes wiring to boost the signal (supposedly). I was so aggravated by the time I received the 2nd one that I just sent them both back and bought a high dollar (NETGEAR 1900) router and a even higher dollar (NETGEAR) wireless extender and I'm very pleased with the outcome.Hope this helps with you question.
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First of all this device allows you to connect a non-WiFi computer to a WiFi network. It is an after-market device that allows the WiFi connection. WiFi in your home is another topic altogether. You need to have an internet connection either through telephone lines, such as dial-up or DSL, or cable, such as Cox, or satellite, such as Wildblue or HughsNet. WiFi in your home is a communication system that can be setup with a Windows system or a Mac system. The WiFi system is called a network. First get the internet into your home, then set up the home network, then if you need it, modify your computer with the device you were inquiring about. Sounds like you may need some hands on help getting this set up. As easy as the computer folks say it is, it is not easy when you don't know where to start. Good luck. Some hands on help will get you understanding this stuff in time.
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A wireless modem, basically has a wireless router built in so there isn't a need for a seperate wireless router to have Wi-Fi. I don't see why you couldn't use this with your wireless modem. You basically turn your wireless modem into a regular modem by disabling the Wi-Fi and enable it on the Netgear Router. I use a comcast modem (not wireless) with this router - works fine.
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You must have a cable modem. You connect the cable to the modem and then connect an Ethernet cable from the cable modem to the Asus router.
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Must have modem connected to Internet.Yes they will help you. With anything.
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If you have DSL, this is a modem, router and access point. It will provide wifi and internet connection (with an appropriate account) however the refurb unit I received disconnected so often as to be useless. At the very least, I'd stick clear of refurbs.
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do u hv. a router frm. comcast ? if so, then you should be able to plug in your internet connection from router into this wireless router
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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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I don't know why someone wrote it's only a router because it's both. All I have is this one box and so many wifi devices connected to it. iPhones, roku player, amazon fire tv's, laptops, wifi printer, and an apple tv. Oh and Dlink wifi cameras too. I love modems with built in routers. I never had to use a modem and a router separately before. Wouldn't even know how to hook the two up. I guess I'll watch a YouTube video just so I could have a clue. But yes this one box is all you'll need. My internet provider is Comcast.
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you need the internet. additionally,i never could get it set up without being able to hard wire it to a router before using it wirelessly. which made it useless for my situation.(no access to router, just a wireless signal.
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i have my internet provider's modem, can i replace it with this so i could have wifi?
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This item is just a router. You will still need a modem to bring internet into the house.
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A modem connects your computer, via a wire (ergo, "wired" connectivity) to the physical line that was provided to you by your telephone company or ISP in order to reach the internet. You need a router to connect more than one computer to the internet through the modem. There are wireless routers that have both wired ports and, of course, the wireless access but if you already have a wired router-based network at home, you can use the WAP54G or any other wireless access point device to connect those additional computers that have a wireless capability through the existing wired router. Otherwise, you buy a wireless router (which acts as an access point) to replace the existing wired router. A pure access point device needs a router to function with multiple wireless devices.