Wireless adapters.

I have a question and would appreciate any feedback. I have a laptop computer and recently bought a wireless router. I completed the setup for the router but still can only access the Internet through my old modem and an ethernet cable. Do I need a wireless adapter in addition to my wireless router?
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I've had that quite a few times myself. A router and computer reboot (router first, test, then computer if no good) typically works (just like mentioned in previous post).
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