Whats the difference between a wireless router and......?

Question

a wireless USB adapter

Answer 1

You need the wireless usb adaptor on your computer to pick up the signal to connect to the router.

Answer 2

the router shares the internet connection and a USB adapter plugs into the computer and receives the connection from the router. more below on home networks

Answer 3

In wireless Router you can connect 1000 pc or more depended on subnet  .

a wireless USB adapter only one computer is just bridge…..

Answer 4

A wireless USB adapter is generally an adapter that plugs into your computer so that it will recieve wireless signals from a router and conect to the internet, and the router is what sends the internet to devices that can accept it.  The USB adapter that nintendo has for the wii is basically the oposite of a regular usb adapter.  Nintendo's USB adapter plugs into your compuer that has internet access and sends wireless internet to your wii specifically.  For connecting my wii onlne, I just bought a dynex wireless router, which is about as much as a Nintendo Wifi USB adaptor but the Wireless router has more capabilities and less limitations.

Answer 5

The USB adapter enables a device to connect to a wireless network.  The Router enables sharing resources such as internet connection on the network.

Answer 6

With a wireless router the internet comes into the house via a landline and then you set up a wireless network.

The USB adapter (if you mean by that a mobile broadband as supplied by T-mobile etc.) connects directly to a cell phone signal.

If you mean a wireless adapter that means you can connect your computer to an existing wireless network.

EDIT

Just read about the Wii. You need a wireless router and a wireless network from that.

This is so the Wii connects via the wireless network to the internet.

This tells you how.

http://www.nintendowifi.co.uk/consumerse...

Its really easy if you have an existing wireless network.

This BBC site explains how to do that.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A971309