I hope you guys are not laughing at me, because I just don't know about this
issue. I sit in one room of the house and like to use my laptop (wireless
needs to be used via a PC card slot, not build in) in another room. Can I
plug in a wireless setup into my Netgear ProSafe Firewall router? Which unit
should I buy, if you care to advise me. I like the Netgear product, we use
it at work, and have little trouble with it. I use Win XP Home w/SP2 on the
desktop, and XP Pro on the Laptop w/o SP2. Many thanks in
advance.........Peter

NetGear 54 Mbps Wireless Router and PC Card Kit
http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WGB511.php

NetGear 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter (for a Desktop PC)
http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WG311.php

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx

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"PeterM" wrote:

| I hope you guys are not laughing at me, because I just don't know about this
| issue. I sit in one room of the house and like to use my laptop (wireless
| needs to be used via a PC card slot, not build in) in another room. Can I
| plug in a wireless setup into my Netgear ProSafe Firewall router? Which unit
| should I buy, if you care to advise me. I like the Netgear product, we use
| it at work, and have little trouble with it. I use Win XP Home w/SP2 on the
| desktop, and XP Pro on the Laptop w/o SP2. Many thanks in
| advance.........Peter

Thank you Carey.........can I plug the WGB511 right into the NetGear router
I have, or does this new device have to come of the DSL
modem?.............Peter

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> NetGear 54 Mbps Wireless Router and PC Card Kit
> http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WGB511.php
>
> NetGear 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter (for a Desktop PC)
> http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WG311.php
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "PeterM" wrote:
>
> | I hope you guys are not laughing at me, because I just don't know about
> this
> | issue. I sit in one room of the house and like to use my laptop
> (wireless
> | needs to be used via a PC card slot, not build in) in another room. Can
> I
> | plug in a wireless setup into my Netgear ProSafe Firewall router? Which
> unit
> | should I buy, if you care to advise me. I like the Netgear product, we
> use
> | it at work, and have little trouble with it. I use Win XP Home w/SP2 on
> the
> | desktop, and XP Pro on the Laptop w/o SP2. Many thanks in
> | advance.........Peter
>

No, you'll need to purchase a wireless router.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx

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"PeterM" wrote:

| Thank you Carey.........can I plug the WGB511 right into the NetGear router
| I have, or does this new device have to come of the DSL
| modem?.............Peter

You should be looking for a wireless access point, since you already have a
router.

I fo not believe that Netgear has one.


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23Y$(E-Mail Removed)...
> No, you'll need to purchase a wireless router.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "PeterM" wrote:
>
> | Thank you Carey.........can I plug the WGB511 right into the NetGear
> router
> | I have, or does this new device have to come of the DSL
> | modem?.............Peter
>

NetGear 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point
http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WG602.php

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx

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"Yves Leclerc" wrote:

| You should be looking for a wireless access point, since you already have a
| router.
|
| I do not believe that Netgear has one.

Many thanks to you Carey and Yves for you kind help in this matter. I'll go
and get the wireless access point and let you know how I made
out............Thanks again........Peter

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> NetGear 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point
> http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WG602.php
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Yves Leclerc" wrote:
>
> | You should be looking for a wireless access point, since you already
> have a
> | router.
> |
> | I do not believe that Netgear has one.
>

PeterM wrote:
> Many thanks to you Carey and Yves for you kind help in this matter.
> I'll go and get the wireless access point and let you know how I made
> out............Thanks again........Peter
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> NetGear 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point
>> http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WG602.php
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>>
>> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> "Yves Leclerc" wrote:
>>
>> | You should be looking for a wireless access point, since you already
>> have a
>> | router.
>> |
>> | I do not believe that Netgear has one.
>>
>

You know the wireless access point will cost you as much as a wireless
router and not give you the same flexibility? You would be better off
replacing the existing router with a wireless model.

Good luck, jimbo

True! But it may be easier to add the access point than adding a
wireless/wired router, especially if the OP had done a custom configuration
in the router (port forwarding etc..)


"jimbo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> PeterM wrote:
>> Many thanks to you Carey and Yves for you kind help in this matter. I'll
>> go and get the wireless access point and let you know how I made
>> out............Thanks again........Peter
>>
>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> NetGear 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point
>>> http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WG602.php
>>>
>>> --
>>> Carey Frisch
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>>>
>>> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx
>>>
>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> "Yves Leclerc" wrote:
>>>
>>> | You should be looking for a wireless access point, since you already
>>> have a
>>> | router.
>>> |
>>> | I do not believe that Netgear has one.
>>>
>>
>
> You know the wireless access point will cost you as much as a wireless
> router and not give you the same flexibility? You would be better off
> replacing the existing router with a wireless model.
>
> Good luck, jimbo