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    Need major help on wireless adapter please!PLEASE!

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Little_bee, Dec 24, 2007.

  1. Little_bee

    Little_bee Newbie

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    Alright so my mom got me a laptop for Christmas.
    The whole reason she got me a laptop is so i can roam around the house and not sit in my room all day on the internet.
    Well We have fast access dsl. You know where it connects into one giant modem thing and then from that one cable runs to the wall and the other into my cpu.

    Well I have this Netopia Wireless Adapter , the USB model.
    I'm not really sure what it is , what it does or if it will even work.

    Can someone help me please?

    The Netopia flash drive looking thing sits on another stand that also plugs into a usb.

    So im really confused.

    Are you supposed to plug the stand into the cpu and the flash drive thing into the laptop?
     
    Little_bee, Dec 24, 2007
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  2. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Your setup should be like this.
    Wall jack to DSL Modem
    Modem to Wireless Router
    The wireless router should also have 3-4 wired LAN ports for PC's

    Now what is the BIG thing you describe.
    List the model no. of the hardware you have so we know what we have to work with.
     
    blue68f100, Dec 24, 2007
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  3. Little_bee

    Little_bee Newbie

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    Yes thats how my setup is.
    You'll have to forgive me,im not a computer genius by any means.


    I dont understand what you mean by the model number?
    The type of lap top is a Dell Inspiron 1501
    If your asking me to get a number off of it for you , I wont be able to do that at the moment.


    The type of wireless adapter is a netopia wireless usb card Model:TERGUSB-N
     
    Little_bee, Dec 24, 2007
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  4. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Your Dell has wireless built in, so the usb wireless card is not needed. What brand and model of router do you have.
     
    blue68f100, Dec 25, 2007
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