Cheapest/Laziest way to add...

[Dr_BenD_over]

Cheapest/Laziest way to add my laptop via wireless to my network?

- My craptop has a Wireless G card (or something along those lines, I've never really used it)
- I don't want to change routers as I'll have to setup all the bloody ports again (why can't games all use the same freaking ports)
- There would be 3 PC's, the Craptop, my gaming PC and my Atom. The Atom and Gamer are presently hardwired via a DI-604
- I do have a PCI-E and PCI slot available on my gamer, as well as an extra wired network connection (dual LAN)
- Network access for the craptop would need to be internet and local

Any thoughts on the easiest route to go?

[JD]

lol DI-604...I'd just replace your router even if you don't want to.

You could just plug a wireless router into your DI-604 though, that's the easiest/cheapest route. Alternatively you could plug a wireless router into the 2nd LAN port on your PC and bridge the connections. And finally you could try and source out a PCI/PCIe wireless NIC that allows you to use it as an access point. However both those solutions require your PC to be on to use your laptop.

[Dr_BenD_over]

Originally Posted by jdrom17

lol DI-604...I'd just replace your router even if you don't want to.

When the first one died, I actually tried a bunch of other ones, they were either worse or didn't have the features I needed, so I stuck with the devil I knew. This one has actually worked flawlessly since I got it.

(I probably just jinxed that...)

[Arinoth]

Well one route if you want to go wireless one everything would be just to use usb wireless cards

[Dr_BenD_over]

I think I'll go the router route.