Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
Setting up a Wireless Network?
Just a quick question - I've set-up a wireless home network before:
My set-up was:
Modem > Wireless Router hooked up to a Desktop > then wireless via my laptop.
Now I want to set up a wireless network, without the desktop, so is all I need just the wireless router now?
i.e. I set up the router while wired to my laptop, unplug it, then just turn it on and I can pick up the signal from my laptop (which has a built-in wireless receiver?
Just a bit confused if I need extra hardware, since my router is no longer wired to a desktop..?
Thanks.
1 Answer
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
That depends on your setup. If the router itself supports WLAN then there is no need for the desktop to be connected to the router. If the router doesn't support WLAN and you actually access the network using the desktop PC (ad hoc WLAN between the desktop and the notebook) then of course you still need the desktop.
- 1 decade ago
You don't need the desktop to be connected, the way you described it will work fine