Help With Setting Up Linksys Home Network

draker

Hi there

I have a query with reagard to p a Linksys home networking kit purchased today, as part of the £39.99 offer at PC World.

The model I have is WGKPC354G-UK.

I purchased the kit so I didn't have to have telephone cable trailing upstairs from the telphone point downstairs. Despite the store assistant assuring me that the kit would work with my tower pc, the included wireless card looks as though it is designed to slot into a laptop.

Having looked at the back of the computer there no open slots available for it to fit.

The only thing I can think of is the the 2 slots below the old dial up modem. Can these be removed to enable me to connect the card?

Thanks in advance

draker

Browntoa

does it look like this ??

http://kryton.clickandbuild.com/cnb/shop/directusbstore?imageID=359&op=imgLib-viewImage


or this ??

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008XYJ3/qid=1136149876/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_3_2/202-6485065-5061443

Browntoa

it can go where the old dial up modem was (you no longer use it if on broadband) if its the 2nd one

draker

Yes, it looks very similar to that.

Cheers

Browntoa

wot...the first one ??

in which case it is a laptop adapter

draker

yes, the first one.

Browntoa

just checked

they are selling you :-

LINKSYS WGKPC354G 54G MODEM ROUTER AND LAPTOP CARD KIT (459034)

# Linksys WGKPC354G
# 54G Modem Router & Laptop Card
# AllinOne Internet Access&Wirelss Sharing
# Includes ASDL Modem& Adapter for Laptop
# Modem&Router to share the Internet
# Speeds upto 54MBPS Data Rate
# Secured by 128 bit encryption
# Advanced Firewall, Content Filtering,
# and Security Features
# Protect your PC, Data and your Family

& you needed ( which is also for sale at the same price !!)

LINKSYS - 54MBPS WIRELESS NETWORKING STARTER KIT (823528)

# Linksys WKPC54G Wireless Starter Kit
# Supports 802.11g & 802.11b standard
# Comprises 4-port router and PCMCIA card
# Share broadband connection wireless
# Windows 98SE/ME/XP support
# Supplied with easy-to-use setup wizard
# 256-bit encryption

draker

Thanks for the help.

I'll take it back and get the correct one tomorrow.

Browntoa

good old PCworld !!

save you wasting hours ...glad to help

Lorian

The second one says PCMCIA card - are you sure one with a PCI card is on offer at that price, I thought it was just the PCMCIA version?

If that's the case the OP should be able pick up a PCMCIA to PCI adpater for not much money, to allow him to plug the laptop card in to his desktop, something like this: