donebrasko wrote:

I have a laptop and a pc in the other room. Could I network them with this? Would I be able to share information and other things (printer) if I have this? Thanks

don't buy it, it's a waste of $$$$, pay little more to get something much better.

donebrasko wrote:

I have a laptop and a pc in the other room. Could I network them with this? Would I be able to share information and other things (printer) if I have this? Thanks

yessir! As long as they're both Windows XP, you can set up an ad-hoc network between the two. Microsoft 'Internet Connection Sharing' and 'File and Print Sharing' will take care of the rest (with a little bit of coaxing).

donebrasko wrote:

I have a laptop and a pc in the other room. Could I network them with this? Would I be able to share information and other things (printer) if I have this? Thanks

yes, but you'll probably want a router inbetween. that seems like the easiest way to share the internet without trying to explain how to set your computers up directly like he said ^^

solapstephen wrote:

don't buy it, it's a waste of $$$$, pay little more to get something much better.

What do you suggest then?

Do you have to have a broadband internet connection to be able to network your home computers? (I knwo this is a stupid question, but I just wanted to make sure)

donebrasko wrote:

What do you suggest then? Do you have to have a broadband internet connection to be able to network your home computers? (I knwo this is a stupid question, but I just wanted to make sure)

No, you don't need an internet connection at all to network your home computers. You can use a broadband router for this even if you don't have broadband (deceptive name, huh?)

obob wrote:

Does your printer or camera run XP?

yes xp-pro

Can this adapter be made to work with an XBox?

First page?

was considering getting a $40 wireless card for my laptop anyway, so this saves the trouble. :)

Everyone keeps whining about "Windows XP Only"...

do your homework, they ae fully supported in FreeBSD and OpenBSD.

11Mbps jut don't cut it for me...

goinbroke wrote:

No, you don't need an internet connection at all to network your home computers. You can use a broadband router for this even if you don't have broadband (deceptive name, huh?)

Do I need a router since I only have those 2 computers....I have dial up (for now)........or do I only need what's here to do networking?

my first woot! first post too.
JUST what i was looking for... Yeah. B is fast enough for the internet.
Great Woot

Just got em. My first woot purchase. Long time viewer first time buyer.

And it feels good

Whats the different in "b"? Are these crap, or can you use them? Also, how much do these run one e-bay, or private stores?

Krayvok wrote:

Whats the different in "b"? Are these crap, or can you use them? Also, how much do these run one e-bay, or private stores?

I've seen them run from $19.99 all the way up to $39.99 each

Kromeplatedheart wrote:

I've seen them run from $19.99 all the way up to $39.99 each

So did I just waste my 15 bux, or can I get a profet from them?

Krayvok wrote:

So did I just waste my 15 bux, or can I get a profet from them?

fifteen bux for two is far cheaper than $19.99 each... What do you think? *LOL*

Kromeplatedheart wrote:

fifteen bux for two is far cheaper than $19.99 each... What do you think? *LOL*

Yeah, but can I sell them on e-bay, and get atlease double of what I spent? I'm new at this :-/

etronics has them priced at $69.99 each...that's insane

Krayvok wrote:

Yeah, but can I sell them on e-bay, and get atlease double of what I spent? I'm new at this :-/

so do a search on ebay and see if there are any there. Even if u sold them for twenty apiece, u make a profit.

holy smokes, there's a fleabay guy asking 89 bucks for one of these

Kromeplatedheart wrote:

holy smokes, there's a fleabay guy asking 89 bucks for one of these

does he have any biders?

Krayvok wrote:

does he have any biders?

it's a BIN deal

anyways...i'm off to bed...
Nite

Kromeplatedheart wrote:

it's a BIN deal anyways...i'm off to bed... Nite

night...

BlindWilly wrote:

Well you have a card that fits into the laptop PMCIA slot You can have a PCI card that fits into the slot on your motherboard (with the antenna sticking up like a tail on your PC) This is a USB adapter that will fit into the usb slot on your PC or Laptop. Does that help?

Yes, it does, thanks!

Not bad, cant wait to try them out.

Lindalooloo wrote:

Well, like I said, i broke up with boyfriend. A girl's gotta do SOMETHING!!!!!

If you live near Elizabethtown, you could buy a bass. That's what I did when I went to Elizabethtown...

So what if that's the only reason I went there? By the way, for those that remember, yes I do live around DC, and yes I did go on a trip that far just to buy a student model bass, but I got a damned good deal on c.1930s Juzek plywood.

Thanks Snapster!!!

I bet there's gonna be a flood of these on eBay in a couple of days.

donebrasko wrote:

Do I need a router since I only have those 2 computers....I have dial up (for now)........or do I only need what's here to do networking?

No, if you are willing to learn a bit, this is all that you should need to network the 2 computers. If you can still deal with dialup, you willl love the lightning fast speed of these powerpuppies ;-)


. . .Blah blah blah

Crap.

woot :-(

rugby4me wrote:

If they're HANDY why are they called LAPtops?

Good point! And that reminds me when I first told my bro in law about a Palm Pilot, he about lost it laughing. He thought I was making that name up.

yah finally a woot i can use!! :D

flyte44 wrote:

blah cheap but blah Add me to the whiners list.

I don't think it works like that

sweet deal, woot. I'm not really sure if I need one of these...but I figure I can sell the other one on eBay and come out on top! Plus, I like the idea of a 'backup' wireless link for the omnifi that I'm going to install one of these days...

say, anybody reading have one of those? My aftermarket MP3/CD player just died...I can't install the omnifi without a separate head unit, right?

capecodjewel wrote:

I bet there's gonna be a flood of these on eBay in a couple of days.

rofl I can see it already!

COOL VERY NICE ITEM

wait, so why cant i hook up my printer to the adaptor? I get that it needs xp but my laptop has xp. I can't plug this into the cord coming out of my printer?