OT: new computer for eldest daughter

[DavidG]

Originally posted by SpaceBadger:
OK, I can see I need to study up on this wireless stuff, because I don't think I'm understanding what y'all are saying. I kinda thought it was some little gadget that would go in place of a regular network card, with a little radio in it to communicate to a base unit, and the base unit would have a newtwork card that I'd connect up to our LAN. If I'm understanding y'all, the wireless part is actually a little network all by itself, whcih I then connect to our LAN? Time for more reading.

I think you got it right. I believe what you need is a wireless router. This can be hooked up to your existing network. Than any PC with a wirless network card will connect to the router.