I don't know much about wireless so help please? (:
okay i already had bought a WRT54G a while back and decided now to get a wireless connection. With the router, can I use an ethernet wire to connect router to internet and then use a network adapter for a second computer? In other words, I want to know if I HAVE to get a network adapter for my main computer. I know I'll need one for the secondary computer but I want to know if I can just keep using wire for the primary one. ALSO, what kind of wireless adapter should I get? I'd rather stay with a USB one instead of having to use up a PCI slot. =P
Message Edited by tacopaul on 09-26-2007 05:46 PM
yes u can , u can connected your main comp to the router and have hardwired connection for internet and also u can have a wireless comp to access the internet wirelessly
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for a user. If you run it via sudo it will set it for whenever you use softwareupdate as root.
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MCX
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