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RJ45 to wireless

I'm sure this has probably been covered before but I can't find it.

I have a router for my desktop and my wife just bought a laptop that has a wireless ethernet adapter. My router does not have wireless capability and it also has 2 phone jacks that I use with my Vonage line.

Can I buy a device to simply go from one of the free RJ45 jacks on the router to wireless which I will use to connect to my wifes laptop?

I did see a wireless router with phone jacks but its $100...hoping to save some money. Thanks for any help

Gary

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The easiest thing to do is get a WAP, wireless access point, it will just plug in to an RJ-45 on the existing router and function as a wireless transmitter for anything within range. You could also get another router, and configure it to work as a WAP, but that would require a few settings changes

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RBM

"RBM" hath wroth:

A few setting changes to use a router as a wireless access point:

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Jeff Liebermann

Routers are generally cheaper than wireless access points.

Adair

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Adair Winter

Due to quantity sold I suppose. Linksys WRT54G is $59 at Walmart same price at Best Buy and Circuit City who both have the WAP54G for like under $80 last time I bought one.

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DTC

$49 and change today.

-- Les Cargill

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Les Cargill

Sheese...*THAT* cheap! Another compelling reason choosing to deploy at 5.8 Gig was a good idea.

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DTC

I sorta lied - it's $49 online at WalMart, $59 in the store. Best Buy is still $49 in the store. No idea why WallyWorld is different instore and online ( online includes store pickup ).

-- Les Cargill

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Les Cargill

For your convenience of standing in line and listening to mothers that wait to get to Walmart to spank their kids.

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DTC

Any wireless router can be used like this. Just disable its DHCP server, and connect it to your router, lan port to lan port (ignore the new unit's internet/wan port).

Remember, YGWYPF.

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Mark McIntyre

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