Do you need a desktop computer to hook up a wireless router?

Question

I only have a laptop...no desktop pc and I want to hook up a wireless router. all of my freinds have a wireless network but have it hooked up to a desktop pc 1st. Can I just hook up a wireless connection to a laptop without having a desktop host?

Answer 1

this happend to me but the thing i did was hook up a ethernet cable to my laptop//or pc to my modem i have sky broadband so i hooked it to the modem (coz i did it to both my pc and laptop)

ant then it works  hope this helpes u   (^-^)

Answer 2

Yes you can. That's the way I have it set up.

Answer 3

With Windows Yeah But With Mac NO WAY!

Answer 4

No, there is no need to have a desktop computer on your network. There is no meaningful difference between a desktop and a laptop in this context. If you need to configure the router without using wireless, you can always plug your laptop directly into the router.

Answer 5

Yes, you can.  The router does not need a "host" to operate.  However you will need to set up the router and the best way to do that is with a cable to a computer - any computer, even your laptop.  After it is set up, you may disconnect the wired computer.

Remember to set up the security features on the wireless router!

Answer 6

yh

Answer 7

You sure can !

Answer 8

All you need is a modem so the router has a source for internet

Answer 9

Yes it can be done...As a matter of fact I recently had called my internet provider to see if I could get wireless to replace the wires that run from laptop...they said YES and its only $7.00 more a month.  Cool deal and am planning on be wire free soon!

Answer 10

no. u could use ur laptop

Answer 11

nah, your laptop will work fine... the router will come with an installation cd that will explain everything very clearly,  your friends most likely just have the desktops connected directly to the routers as most desktops sdo not come with wireless capability.  

Answer 12

Yes. As long as you have a matching wireless PC notebook adapter. I use a Netgear WGT624VZ 108 Mbps wireless router, which is connected to my Netopia DSL modem. Then, after installing the software that accompanied my Netgear WG511T wireless PC card, I inserted the card into the proper port and followed the the rest of the installation wizard instructions to complete the wireless connection.

It's great! Now I can use my laptop in any room of the house or out on the deck overlooking a beautiful lake on a pleasant day.

I hope that this helps.

Answer 13

Absolutely

Answer 14

Well, it depends both on the laptop and the router. Like my linksys had ot be connected to my desktop computer (this linksys):

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Answer 15

No, you can use an ethernet cable to configure the router =]

Answer 16

Yep I only use a laptop and am wireless :-)