Network card for wired & wireless network?

[maspiers]

I'm looking to connect a 2nd hand desktop PC to our network here. Some
of the time it may be connected to the wired network and sometimes
wirelessly. Is there a single network card available which can support
both, or am I going to need to install two cards into it?

 

[Grinder]

I'm looking to connect a 2nd hand desktop PC to our network here. Some
of the time it may be connected to the wired network and sometimes
wirelessly. Is there a single network card available which can support
both, or am I going to need to install two cards into it?

I would probably just install a wired network card ($6-10) and pick up a
wireless access point ($30-45). Plug your AP into the wired network
adapter whenever your wired connection is unavailable.

 

[kony]

I'm looking to connect a 2nd hand desktop PC to our network here. Some
of the time it may be connected to the wired network and sometimes
wirelessly. Is there a single network card available which can support
both, or am I going to need to install two cards into it?

If you have to have the ethernet wired anyway, why would you
ever want to connect wirelessly from this non-mobile desktop
system? If it's a matter of other devices connecting to it,
I suggest getting an access point for these other devices.

 

[Don]

I'm looking to connect a 2nd hand desktop PC to our network here. Some
of the time it may be connected to the wired network and sometimes
wirelessly. Is there a single network card available which can support
both, or am I going to need to install two cards into it?

If you really want both wired and wireless connections, buy a $5 - $10
ethernet card and a wireless USB device. Not sure why you need to
access two separate networks.