I'm moving into a new living situation, and whereas before I always paid for my own wired internet connection, I have the opportunity to share a wireless connection with a few other people, for a much lower outlay.
I have no problem for most of this, as I have a wireless router, and most devices are run off of the wireless (game consoles, phone, etc). However, my PC has always been wired, and I have no idea how to set this up. I'm told I need a wifi dongle which I can plug into a USB port.
So my questions are essentially:
1) How do I hook up my PC to a wireless network?
2) If I need to get a dongle, what are some good brands or what should I look for in one?
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I got the Zonet ZEW-2500P. Have had 0 issues with it running on Vista 32 for about 3 years now.
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Your choice will also depend on if your router can broadcast in Wireless N or not.
I will be connecting to another router. Bridges, though, look a bit more expensive than I'd like to pay. My PC is the only thing that is not wireless that I'd need to connect.
A friend of mine told me about a way to turn my router into a receiver, and then I could essentially just run it into my PC from there. Is that a possibility?
He meant ethernet over power, clearly. Both of those technologies exist.
100% correct. Misspoke.
For many SOHO Wi-FI capable routers there's usually an option in the config page that you simply check and it puts it into wireless bridge mode. What model do you have?