This is most likely a very basic question for most of you, but still a mystery for me. Hope you have enough patience to help me with this.
I just bought a 54 Mbps wireless PC card (NETGEAR WG511 v2) to use with my laptop for wireless Internet connection when I am traveling. What do I do to connect to wireless networks in hotels that provide wireless Internet to their guests ("wireless Internet in each room")? Just insert the card into the PC card slot on my laptop once I am in my room and - then what?..
With my PC card came a resource CD and installation instructions. The instructions tell me to first install the WG511 v2 software and then insert my wireless PC card. Then I am supposed to select the wireless network from the drop down list. How do I know what wireless networks are used in the hotels I am going to stay at?.. What do I do when moving to another hotel or trying to access the wireless Internet at the airport or elsewhere? - Should I carry the resource CD with me to go through the setup procedures each time I change the places?
In other words: I have a laptop and a wireless PC card. What do I actually do to get wireless Internet access where it is available?
Thanks!