I'm redoing my wireless home network and want to make all connections wireless. I have an older Dell Dimension 4700. How can I tell if it's wireless-capable? Do I have to get a wireless card? I found something in the system called "Wireless wizard" or something, but no visible card. Thanks in advance.
Is my Dell desktop wireless-capable?
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byteninja2
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No it isn't, so get a wifi adapter. Not a Chinese one on eBay, some of them are bad eggs, but some of them are good, so just dont get a Chinese one on ebay. I would get internal over external USB, but if you dont feel like cracking open your pc for an incredibly easy job (just slide the thing into a slot).
Internal:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166047
External:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166055
Internal:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166047
External:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166055
FuryRosewood
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Id suggest a PCI Wireless card over the PCI-e one, as the machine has one lone PCI-e slot and its 16 lanes wide...kinda a waste on a wireless adapter
byteninja2
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It has 2 pci, 1 pcie x16, and 1 pcie x1, and the one I showed the op is a pcie x1.
No more than 10 feet, with only a desk in the way.
byteninja2
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I have looked at best buy, their only wifi adapters are usb and overpriced, like most most best buy stuff. If you have no problem opening up the pc, than deffinatly get the internal Rosewill.
Unless the internal adapter has a line of sight with the router, I wouldn't get it. I've always recommended something like this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166060
That way you can have the antenna on top of your case to receive better reception. What model of wireless router do you have? Does it have external antennas?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166060
That way you can have the antenna on top of your case to receive better reception. What model of wireless router do you have? Does it have external antennas?
Airport Extreme. Just bought it. We've got at least 5 devices (PC, iMac, Macbook Pro, iPads) to hook up. Plus a Canon Pixma MP990 printer. Several people told me the Airport Extreme is the best way to go. It does not have an external antenna.
The PC will be close enough to the router that it conceivably could be connected via Ethernet, but I'm tired of getting my feet tangled up in wires beneath the desk. I want to eliminate as much wireage as possible(without sacrificing connection speed, of course).
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