Can I make my computer wireless?

jenniewb

I have a PC, it's fairly new and so I had wondered if it was possible to make connect to the internet wirelessly. I have it at the moment connected via the normal trail of wires which to be honest, drives me mad as they just look like a huge mess.

I know the modem itself can connect wirelessly to devices because I can connect other devices to it and have done. I do not however know if it can connect to my computer wirelessly or if it is possible to connect the modem up to the computer....and have the box connect to the microfilters/box where the wall socket phone line is, wirelessly.

Does anyone know?

adouglasmhor

No one knows if it can now because you havent told us if it has a wifi aeriel. If it has it can now. If it doesn't you can buy one, or you can get a couple of powerline adaptors and have the internet come up from the power socket you plug into.
If your computer is a laptop it will connect wirelely anyway with it's internal aeriel.

gb12345

jenniewb wrote: »

I have a PC, it's fairly new and so I had wondered if it was possible to make connect to the internet wirelessly. I have it at the moment connected via the normal trail of wires which to be honest, drives me mad as they just look like a huge mess.

I know the modem itself can connect wirelessly to devices because I can connect other devices to it and have done. I do not however know if it can connect to my computer wirelessly or if it is possible to connect the modem up to the computer....and have the box connect to the microfilters/box where the wall socket phone line is, wirelessly.

Does anyone know?

Yes you can. You have 2 choices -

1. Install a wireless card inside the PC
2. Get a wireless USB adaptor

Option 2 will be the easiest as you just plug the adaptor in and connect to the network - no need for taking PC to bits.

John_Gray

USB wireless adapters cost anywhere between £5 and £20+...

See, for example, BroadBand Buyer(I've sorted by increasing price).

googler

Connecting wirelessly will only remove one wire - the Ethernet cable connecting the PC to the router.

If it's a windows PC, go to Device Manager to establish if it has a wireless card fitted already.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4856245_see-computer-wireless-network-adapter.html

If it has, you can

flang

Personally I wouldn't bother with wireless just buy some home plug adapters and away you go.
Something like these for £30 would do the job nicely

debitcardmayhem

I have a PC, it's fairly new ,

but you don't say what it is, I have a new crystal ball but it's not wireless:D

googler

flang wrote: »

Personally I wouldn't bother with wireless just buy some home plug adapters and away you go.
Something like these for £30 would do the job nicely

But the OP would still plug an Ethernet cable into one of these plugs, just at a different location than 'next to the router'.

How does this achieve what they want?

flang

googler wrote: »

But the OP would still plug an Ethernet cable into one of these plugs, just at a different location than 'next to the router'.

How does this achieve what they want?

Because clearly the router needs power so it is obviously next to a power point and clearly the pc requires power hence also next to a power point. It appears the OP currently connects via an ethernet cable trailing across the floor. This will eliminate the need for this.

debitcardmayhem

googler wrote: »

But the OP would still plug an Ethernet cable into one of these plugs, just at a different location than 'next to the router'.

How does this achieve what they want?

flang wrote: »

Because clearly the router needs power so it is obviously next to a power point and clearly the pc requires power hence also next to a power point. It appears the OP currently connects via an ethernet cable trailing across the floor. This will eliminate the need for this.

Do you know if the OP has a wireless card already ?
all she/he said was a fairly new PC....

googler

flang wrote: »

Because clearly the router needs power so it is obviously next to a power point and clearly the pc requires power hence also next to a power point. It appears the OP currently connects via an ethernet cable trailing across the floor. This will eliminate the need for this.

On the face of it, since the OP doesn't mention any 'trailing across the floor', he/she seems to have the PC next to the router, and connected to it by ethernet.

Your solution requires the PC to be plugged in to a powerplug and the router into another powerplug. Why do this when they're close enough to be plugged into each other?