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I bought a Cricket wireless passport broadband card and my laptop doesn’t have a PC card slot. The card requires a standard type II slot. My laptop is new, an hp pavilion 9420. Is there an adapter or something I can use?

What is the best kind of router for a playstation 3 to hook up to the internet through the computer? When I say best I mean in an affordable sense and it only needs to communicate in a 2 bedroom apartment.

I am currently pursuing a Masters in Information Systems. I currently have a BAS in Technology Management and an AAS in Computer Networking. Right now, I work at a small private school, obtaining grants, researching new programs, working with parents & students, and fundraising. I got this job after staying home for three years and being out of the industry for 7. (I used to be a IT Manager for small telecommunications company that went bust in 2001). I really want to get back in IT (especially for the $) and I want to make sure that the education that I am getting will be marketable. I just don’t know what types of jobs to go for. Can any one give me some ideas? I live in Atlanta.

I like telecommunications. But i dont know what i should do.

What kind of ethernet cabling will I need to connect two computers with 10/100 NICs? Will I need cat5 or crossover cabling?

Also, will I need a hub or other extra equipment, or can I simply make a direct connection?

I just Got Att U-verse fiber Optic supposedly ruining at 10mb but since the hub is far from my computer I only get 56bps plus i get only 3 bars instead of 5, att’s brilliant answer is to give me 55 bucks cash back to by a better wireless Receiver. Instead I think I’ll buy a 100ft Cable and pocket 30 bucks LOL but I need to know which one is the best cable to get so to maximize and get the full 10mb (

My modem is connected to my cable tv, not phoneline. I have been told not to get a wireless router that has ADSL as that is for connection through a phoneline,so what kind of router can i use?

So currently I have a wireless router that I use for my laptop and desktop. And I will be getting an Xbox 360 and was wondering do you HAVE to get an ethernet cable that is for the Xbox 360 or will any ethernet cable work? And I’ll need a really long one because my router is like 25 feet away.

We have wireless broadband Internet service (from the tower to the house) and we’re wanting to set up a network in the house to add our TiVo and another computer to the Internet. We bought a wired DSL/Cable router and can’t set it up…we keep getting a message saying the router cannot connect to the Internet. Does wireless broadband service require a special kind of router…does it need a wireless router?

Hello Yahoo Community, it’s my first yahoo question!

Currently, we’re running a home network using a Motorola Surfboard SB5120 Cable Modem (we have Cox Cable Internet w/ powerboost – *advertised speed* = 15Mbps *actual speed* = 1-2 Mbps, on a good day). We’re running the network through a Netgear 54 Mbps WGR614 v6 wireless router. We have secured the network with a WPA generated passkey.

The problem: the laptops, desktops, iphones, and game systems are not able to connect wirelessly to the router at the same time without at least one getting kicked off the network or the network timing out. We have to do a manual modem reset (you know, unplug the power cord 10 sec, cross fingers, plug back in, etc.) at least once a day if not more often to get the device we want to connect at the time on the network properly.

We want to be able to connect the list of existing devices below but manage connections better so that the network isn’t completely hogged and folks aren’t kicked off the wireless network at home at random. The house is a two story house, but the range of the wifi signal does not seem to be the issue – someone will be surfing the net without any problems on a laptop upstairs in the furthest bedroom away from the router while someone else is trying to connect sitting a foot or two from the router itself downstairs and they can’t get on.

We would also like to create a home network that can not only connect the devices listed below more efficiently, but we want the option in the future to add in a networked printer that the computers can all print to centrally as well as add network-attached storage from two spare USB 2.0 hard drives to do backups on the computers in the house and possibly use as a central media hub/server to stream to the TV in the future.

My best guess for the reason for the problem boils down to three things: 1) The cable modem is a bit old and might be giving out randomly and we may need an upgrade, but I am not sure and/or 2) We need to upgrade our internet service to 25 Mbps and/or 3) The wireless router cannot handle the amount of devices connected to it.

I was thinking about upgrading us to an Airport Extreme Base Station or similar router but need to know if this will be able to handle the connections we need.

We’ve got the following devices connected:
1 Desktop PC running Windows XP connected via ethernet cable
2 Macbook Pros running Leopard and Snow Leopard connected wirelessly
1 iMac running Leopard connected wirelessly
2 iphones connected wirelessly (sometimes – mostly we have to default to 3G due to devices getting kicked off the network randomly and would prefer to use the wireless connection at home)
1 Tivo DVR connected via ethernet cable
1 Ps3 system connected via ethernet cable
1 Nintendo Wii connected wirelessly
1 Xbox 360 system connected wirelessly
1 VOIP Vonage router connected via ethernet cable

Any suggestions for routers or other setup ideas would be great. One restriction is that we can’t run CAT6 or other similar modification solutions as we rent our home. We need a non-destructive solution. I’m willing to run a few more ethernet cables along the floors with cable ties here and there but nothing involving drilling or running wires through a wall.

Any suggestions or advice for our set up would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for your time Yahoo Community!
Thanks for the advice TexasNetWolf! I tried the IPCONFIG command to get the ping test going with the router and it seems like the router is definitely the problem. The connection kept timing out as you said, but would work every once in a while.
The next question then would be if I have to get a new router, what kind would be best in terms of ease of set up for the list above – along with some room to grow to add the network attached storage, printer sharing and media server capabilities I mentioned above?

my modem is plugged into the wall and it sends the internet to all the other jacks in my house. the jacks all say cat 5 i think and they look bigger than a regular phone plug. so what kind of wire do i need? is there a difference between cat5 and dsl? i also need it to reach about 15 feet. is that a problem?

i need proof before i buy a $40 cable so state your source or else no best answer

I am looking for a new router that works better than my current one it is slowing my internet down horribly, i cant play online games without having the window freezing up on me and web pages are slow to load so i want to know what kind of router you would suggest? I use wired right now but plan to get a laptop soon and will probably need wireless too.

I was at Best Buy looking for a Ethernet Cable and the employee asked me if I wanted Straight Thru or _____. (I forgot what the other kind was.) What is the difference and when would it matter?

I’m planning on getting a wireless router and I want to know which is the best kind to get if you want to use it for internet with a zune hd. Any suggestions are okay.

I am getting internet for a desktop and a laptop and I just want to get my own router. I want a fast, reliable and safe one to use with fairly good range. I want it to be used wireless with a laptop and wired with a desktop;can it be done? Oh and please keep the techno-babble to a minimum. Thanx!

well i want to use the wireless adapter, but what kind of router/motem do i need. Do i need a router? what gives the best connection.

I used swicth to switch through UTP Cat5e cable but it seems can only took up to 100meters, It there any good idea that can help me to solve my problem. Thanks a lot in advance.

I need a fast router that wont lag up XBox live or my laptop. It will also need to be fast enough that I can play various on-line games (WoW, Runescape, Gunbound, Maplestory, ext.) problem free. I cant afford anything too expensive so if you have any advice of which router to get please leave a price range as well.

I have high speed cable internet.
It was working fine on my netgear G router, but just recently it started cutting out.
The router is over 5 years old though.
I was just wondering what the best hook up would be for me.

Thanks.