The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    HELP! conecting desktop with USB wireless pendrive to the internet?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by popextra, Feb 7, 2007.

  1. popextra

    popextra Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    143
    Messages:
    217
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Can someone please help with this...?
    My friend and I, are trying to share a wireless internet connection at our apartment. I have a desktop. Is there anyway i can use those USB wireless pen drives (a/b/g?) to connect to the internet without any additional hardware?
    OR is there anyway i can connect to the internet without wires?? He can use his laptop anywhere in the apartment though.
     
    popextra, Feb 7, 2007
    #1
  2. Ice-Tea

    Ice-Tea MXM Guru NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    476
    Messages:
    1,260
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    So what exactly is the problem? You buy a USB Wifi Dongle, plug it in, log in and you`re fixed ;)
     
    Ice-Tea, Feb 7, 2007
    #2
  3. Rutagur

    Rutagur Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    43
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    That's what I did.

    It's probably due to my crappy cheap wireless router that my brother bought, but it would occasionally disconnect me and force me to reconnect to it when I Bittorrent a lot. So I just ended up using an ethernet cable. Same thing happened to my friend, not sure about his wireless or router but he would disconnect occassionally so he drilled a hole and now uses a cable too.

    Luckily though, I now use the usb wifi dongle for my laptop because my router isnt compatible with my draft n card.
     
    Rutagur, Feb 7, 2007
    #3
  4. popextra

    popextra Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    143
    Messages:
    217
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Thanks guys...i will go to best buy and buy 1 of those dongles then.....hope it works until i get my new laptop?
     
    popextra, Feb 7, 2007
    #4
  5. conejeitor

    conejeitor Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    28
    Messages:
    652
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Rutagur, I bet is your router. popextra, those USB wireless work even better than the internal cards.
     
    conejeitor, Feb 7, 2007
    #5