Connecting my old desktop to a wireless Modem

[Bluebird]

I want to be able to connect my old desktop to my wireless modem, I thought os buying a usb dogle, but I've heard that a hard wire connection gives better speed.

I've got a cable that plugs into my modem it's about 1cm wide, but the corresponding ports on my desktop are about 6-7 mm - does this mean I can't connect hard wire - or do I need a cable that caters for both ?

Thanks

[SlimRick]

The "6-7 mm" socket on your PC will be a modem - so you can plug a phone line in and use it for dial-up. You'll need to either fit a network card or go wireless. You'll not notice any speed difference between the two unless you're on super duper fast broadband.

[Bluebird]

The "6-7 mm" socket on your PC will be a modem - so you can plug a phone line in and use it for dial-up. You'll need to either fit a network card or go wireless. You'll not notice any speed difference between the two unless you're on super duper fast broadband.

thanks, is there any paerticular make of dongle thats works better - my modem is netgear...

[TroubleAtMill]

You can also buy a PCI/ISA network card[1] or a USB2-to-Ethernet dongle-thingy. Both should be faster than wireless.

[1] I picked a gigabit card from PCWorld many years ago for about 15quid but can't seem to find it on their website.

[Spacecadet]

You can also buy a PCI/ISA network card[1] or a USB2-to-Ethernet dongle-thingy. Both should be faster than wireless.

[1] I picked a gigabit card from PCWorld many years ago for about 15quid but can't seem to find it on their website.

WHS

Ethernet cards are very very cheap these days
http://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Link-DFE-5...1281715&sr=8-1

£7.48 for a 100mb/s PCI card


or this one
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fast-Etherne...1281715&sr=8-3
£2.87

[RichardCranium]

I've just been through this myself...

You can also buy a PCI/ISA network card[1] or a USB2-to-Ethernet dongle-thingy.

Ethernet cards are very very cheap these days

The request for to connect the PC to a wireless modem.

My current wireless modem DOES have ethernet ports 'cos I bought it. The one provided by my ISP does NOT.

Bluebird, does your wireless modem have ethernet ports that would allow you to have a wired connection, and would that do what you want?

Alternatively, your choices are:
a) if your PC has USB ports, then a USB dongle that does WiFi. These come in a variety of "strengths": G, N and some proprietary forms of G. Your wireless modem will tell you if it does a poprietary form of G.
b) a PCI card for your desktop that has a little aerial on the back and does WiFi.

Is your desktop currently networked at all? And what operating system des it have on it?