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How to hook-up for wireless internet?

I have a Sony Viao laptop and just got an older Mac (not a laptop). I want wireless internet but don't know what I need and how to do it. My internet provider is through my cable company.

Harriet Gershon, February 2006

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Houston we have a problem, you crack me up Terry hehe.

I have seen many many wireless routers on Ebay for cable connections, if you do have the USB option Terry spoke of, try there.

Darren, April 2006

Your cable company will habve provided a 'cable modem'. Hopefully it is connected to your PC by a cable which you have connected to a port on your PC marked "Ethernet". If it is aaatched to a USB port thenm we have a problem Houston.

So it you are currently connected as described you need a 'wireless router' plus wireless cards for your PC and Mac. (The PC may have it built in.) Now connect the router to the cable modem. You now have a 'Wireless Access Point & 'Router.

Make sense so far?

Terry, March 2006

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