Wireless with 1 Computer

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i have looked at several informations on Wireless
Networking and they all have the first computer that is
connected to the wireless router WITH wire, and
additional computers being wireless with PCI wireless
card....

i only have ONE computer, but the problem is, my cable
modem is downstares and my computer is upstairs. Is it
possible to use wireless router that is only hooked to
the cable modem (and not to any computers) and still have
wireless system using a PCI wireless adapter???

to restate the question, can wireless adapter on PC and
the wireless router exchange signals without the router
being connected to any computers with wire?

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what do you mean i need a computer to set a base station
in the first place?

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ah..

so what i have to do is, bring the computer downstairs
temporarily. Then, establish the communication between
the base station and the wireless adapter through the
wire, and then move back upstairs for wireless system?

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An RJ-45 cable is also called an Ethernet cable. The Microsoft base
stations come with one in the box. Yes, there is a difference between
laptop and desktop adapters on actual "cards" which can be used, since you
cannot just interchange between the two. A USB device, on the other hand,
would work in either.
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"James" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> ah, thank you
>
> what is RJ-45 Cable???
>
> and another question ... most advertised Wireless
> Adapters for Laptops, say that it can either be used for
> Laptops or Desktop. Is there difference between the ones
> used for Laptop and desktop? more importantly, will
> laptop adapters use the same PCI slots as desktops do??
>
> thank you very much