Fred said:
I have a Linksys-G broadband router that is hard wired (ethernet cable) to
my desk top P.C.
Can I replace the hard wired connection with a USB WiFi hub or must it
remain hardwired?
I use the router to connect with my notebook.
I don't want to purchase a USB hub if I can't use it and the Linksys router
manual is vague on the issue.
Just so that I understand: You're wanting to drop the wired connection
between your broadband router and your desktop by making the desktop
wireless? What's more, you want to make the desktop wireless by making
a USB connection to a wireless hub? (If you could provide a link to the
product you're thinking about buying, that would help.)
If that's right, it seems a little perverse. Although that can probably
be made to work, it seems more straightforward to:
1) Plug a wireless access point into the desktop, either through the
existing ethernet port or through a usb port. (Maybe this is what
you're referring to when you say "wireless hub.")
2) Plug a wireless network card into a PCI slot in the desktop.
The second option seems the better one to me if this modification is
intended to be permanent. If you're expecting to move your hardware
between machines on occasion, perhaps the first option is more portable.
