Wi Fi

[lukey121]

I have just ordered sky broadband. They are sending me a wireless router but how do I make my desktop computer wi fi if it doesn't have it built in? Do I need to buy something. Please help, I know very little about PC's

[vehelpfulguy]

You can buy a wireless card for your PC.

It can either fit in the case, like this one

http://store.generalsales.com/images/NT-WDA132 0.jpg

Or buy one that plugs into a USB port.

http://www.microsoft.com/library/media/1033/wi ndowsxp/images/using/networking/setup/69010-wi reless-usb-small.jpg

[vehelpfulguy]

An article here that explains how to do it.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/netwo rking/setup/wirelessadapter.mspx

It uses Windows XP as an example but the same principles would work for Vista and other operating systems.

[rojash]

... but just because you have a wireless router you don't HAVE to connect wirelessly. You can connect an ethernet cable from your machines network port to a port on the router.

[fo3nix]

And to further rojash's answer...
If your router is going to be very near your computer anyway, just use a cable as usual. You'll get better reliability.

[cossieboy]

your wirelesss router they send you should include a usb wireless adapter with a cd with the driver on it all you then have to do is install the driver plug in the usb device and get going :-)