Need some input before I buy a wi fi adaptor
 

Okay, I am just about ready to go to Radio Shack and for $20 and change, buy a USB wi fi adaptor. I know it comes with a cd rom thing

I have two drives in my old computer. The lightscribe dvd drive does not work. The cd rom drive works fine. I tested it the other day.

I just want to make sure that the cd thing that comes with the wi fi usb adaptor, well that it goes in the cd drive and not the other non-working one.

As soon as someone writes

Melody go and get the wi fi adaptor and stick the cd in the cd rom thing, then off I will go.

I contacted the girl upstairs and told her that if she sees someone using her router, that it will be me, that I'm just spreading my wi fi wings and I wanted to run it by her (before I buy my own router).

She laughed and said "sure, no problem"

So I just might be doing wi fi this week.
Wouldn't that be cool??

lol

Melody
P.S. Here's another of my stupid questions. When I do eventually buy a router, does the router have to be configured to work with the modem it's attached to?

Let's say for example, that I buy a router and I hook it up. (I assume this has a cd too?) So do I set up the router to work on my new computer, and THEN I go into the other room and configure the wi fi thing?

Did I get this right?

And I have another stupid question. On my old computer (in the other room), like I indicated before, I have two drives. A dvd drive and a cd rom drive.

On my NEW computer, there is only one drive. It's a SuperMulti DVD burner.

I assume this also plays cd's???

Just checking.

And thanks.

Melody

I'm sure the new computer plays both types dvd & cd.

Just ask the person at the store to make sure it is a cd and not a dvd.
but usually they use cd for those sort of things.

- your new puter w/ win 7 (correct??) might recognize a lot of that stuff without needing any cd at all. I haven't even looked at much about win 7 , so not much help in that area.

and if the cd won't play just go online to the manufacturer/brand name of whatever you buy and find the drivers or program needed and download /install them. usually in the support section.

The modem/router set up can be easy or tricky, if it is tricky call up the dsl provider.
Verizon & frontier would prefer you just buy the combo router/wifi//modem from them.
they will help you much more if you use their equipment, not as much if you bought your own router.
At least that's what they told me- but they still helped me figure out my problems a few times but it was on their side one time.

I'd suggest looking into the combo and trading up from the modem that you have. You'll get a lot more tech support if trouble arises.

Wait a minute. I can call up Verizon and they'll switch my modem and provide me with one that is a combo of router plus modem??

Really? Would that be free?? Oh lordy, that would be something.

love ya

Melody

Look what I found on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8PROm6r2lQ

Even I can do this!!!

lol

Melody

some vids for usb wifi & win 7 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1I8wLPYUTg


Verizon modems and wireless/modems on this page-
http://www22.verizon.com/Residential...hree/87779.htm

It's not free to upgrade, or change, but it is a good deal if you are thinking about going to buy a wireless router from a store, plus the support factor is better.
call and check with Verizon about costs when you get ready for that step.

I talked with Frontier last spring and they quoted me 59.00 for the wifi/router combo modem, but that was after I had already bought the new 79.00 D link router.

Understood. And thanks very much

What would I do without all you guys (especially Ms. Computer (you)) lol

Melody