Is there a way to have wireless internet at home without a router being hooked up to a computer?

Question

Currently we have three computers in the house, one is an HP pavilion desktop, one is an HP laptop and mine is a Macbook Pro. We have a cable internet connection and a wireless network with a Belkin router hooked into the desktop. I am hoping to get rid of the desktop soon because we both mainly use our laptops. I'm wondering if there is a way, without using one of the those internet cards, to have a WPA protected network set up for the laptops? If it is possible, can you give me the name of specific brands you know of?

Thanks.

Answer 1

The only way to get wireless is through a modem or a sprint, verizon or AT & T broadband access cards....  

Answer 2

Thats how i am ansering you 50 miles off shore i have sprit wireless

Answer 3

It is possible, I had the same thing in my other house. Belkin G +Mimo is a good router for the money, and it is simple to set up, but you do need to set it up using a computer to put the settings in, but that uses the cord it comes with. Once you do that, you can select the security setting from each laptop, add a password etc.

Answer 4

You already have it. Just get rid of the desktop.

If you want to make sure you have WPA enabled or configure it do this:

Click start

click : run

type : cmd

type : ipconfig

hit: enter

look for your default gateway, probably 192.168.1.1 or close to it

type that number in a web browser

enter the user name and password which is usually "admin" and "password", or password/password.

then you can browse to your wireless security settings and check it out

If you cant log in or dont know the password, there should be a small pen hole button to reset your router to factory defaults.

Answer 5

The router is in the line before the desktop.

Cable-router-desktop.

You don't need the desktop. Just unhook it.