New to Mac...how do I get set up for wireless internet?

I've just been given a new Mac Book as a gift, and previously had a desktop windows computer that i used Comcast cable internet to connect to internet.
Can someone give me some pointers as to how I need to set up my internet now so I can be wireless? Can i still go through my comcast provider?
Thanks.

a brody wrote:
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Comcast typically does not provide a wireless solution in its own modem, but you can hook up a wireless router to their modem so your MacBook can be on wirelessly at your home. Comcast also usually gives you an ethernet modem, which most wireless routers support. If your Comcast modem is only ethernet and not WiFi, you'll need a WiFi router. Apple offers the Airport Express, Extreme, and Time Capsule wireless access points for easiest setup with the MacBook. The Express is the cheapest solution for someone with all WiFi capable machines in the house. If only the MacBook is present, you can also get a Time Capsule to be used with Mac OS X 10.5 if it is installed, to backup your Mac to a wireless hard drive, in addition to having wireless access. If you have a MacBook together with a machine with no WiFi card built-in, the Airport Extreme has LAN ports for any machine with a 10-base-T, 100-base-T, or Gigabit ethernet NIC card. Built-in to the MacBook is the ability to access the internet wirelessly at any WiFi hotspot on the road.
I've got an Comcast/RCA branded modem with both ethernet and USB connections.
Here's how to setup a wireless network at home with all of Apple's Airport base stations:
http://www.apple.com/support/airport/
Some third party 802.11n access points exist, but due to their being in draft specification, many won't give you full 802.11n access, and only give you 802.11g speeds unless their firmware is the same as Apple's.
Most are apparently operating off of the same draft spec. I'll just note that my D-Link D-615 notes an 802.11n connection with my late 2007 MacBook.
And "same firmware" seems to be a stretch in description. Firmware is specific to the hardware, so of course two different manufacturers are going to have different firmware - even if they are functionally compatible. Compatibility with various 802.11n draft or the eventual final standard should mean that the firmware is written to support the standard, with implied compatibility with other equipment designed to the same standard.

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