How can I tell if my computer has wireless technology?

[Licker4U]

How can I check and see if my computer came with built in wirless technology?

[virgohippy]

Forgive me if I assume you have a PC:

What version of windows are you running?

[johnnybg]

When you open the case there are no wires inside... wire-less...

Find Device Manager in Control Panel>System. Find "Network adapters" section and look for some network device with a word "Wireless" in it.

If you don't have an OS installed then you should check BIOS or mohterboard manual.

[Flex]

Drop it out the window and if its still on then its wireless.

[Jim]

My PC came with an antenna and a wireless network card. But I don't use that and really can't see much of a reason for a desktop anything to be wireless.

[kenny]

Originally Posted by Jim

My PC came with an antenna and a wireless network card. But I don't use that and really can't see much of a reason for a desktop anything to be wireless.

I didn't even know desktops had the option for wireless.

I see no reason for it.

Those wireless boardband cards are nice for notebooks though

[JackDaniel's]

Originally Posted by sleeper

I didn't even know desktops had the option for wireless.

I see no reason for it.

Those wireless boardband cards are nice for notebooks though

There are many premium motherboards with extra WIFI option

I got an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe WiFi motherboard

[zack2004]

Desktops with wireless saves you from running cables, as you can attach to the internet and your other PC's through your wireless router. So if you wanted every bedroom in your home to have internet access, wireless will save you a lot of time.

[Licker4U]

Originally Posted by zack2004

Desktops with wireless saves you from running cables, as you can attach to the internet and your other PC's through your wireless router. So if you wanted every bedroom in your home to have internet access, wireless will save you a lot of time.

THAT'S what I'm trying to do. My wife and I both have computers and believe it or not we can both access the internet from different rooms here even though we have only ONE cable that has splitters in every room and NO router. But, with 4 TV's, 2 computers, telephone service through the cable company, the single co-ax cable sometimes gets constipated and one or the other has problems. Sometimes it works for months just fine but when "I" go down, no one is happy.

The wireless part is so whoever isn't sitting next to the router (physically plugged into it) can access the router from another room in the house without stringing cables down the hallway. I finally convinced my wife that "wireless internet connection" didn't mean you could access the internet without any cable or dial-up connection. She thought wireless meant "no wire connection at all to anything". Just straight up to a satellite or something with a wireless modem. Well, I told her that for months but she didn't believe me until she talked to her friend who handles the computers in the south here for the Federal Marshal's Service who told her exactly what I had been telling her. She won't believe me but she believes a FED??

Thanks Johnybg, I'll try that. I DID already find a wirless setup wizard so maybe I'm good to go. Now all I need is a router.....damn, no wirless mentioned. Oh well, off to Best Buy or Staples.

[Mr Exotic]

Yep, I would like to have wireless myself. I've got my cable line, modem, and router back here in my office area which is in the back of the house, but my Xbox (for xbox live) is in the front living room so I've gotta string a line across the family room, thru the dining room, down a hallway, and into the living room, kinda sucks.

[Jim]

Originally Posted by sleeper

I didn't even know desktops had the option for wireless.

I see no reason for it.

Those wireless boardband cards are nice for notebooks though

My pc is more of a television type pc. A super DVR if you will. But with that it came with a couple of huge HDs, 2 Gigs of ram and duel DVD writers. It even has a hot swappable HD. Oh yeah, a card for cable and a remote that looks like a TV remote. So, I undertood why it has a wireless card included. But, since I only use it in my office, I just use a network cable.

[kenny]

Originally Posted by Jim

My pc is more of a television type pc. A super DVR if you will. But with that it came with a couple of huge HDs, 2 Gigs of ram and duel DVD writers. It even has a hot swappable HD. Oh yeah, a card for cable and a remote that looks like a TV remote. So, I undertood why it has a wireless card included. But, since I only use it in my office, I just use a network cable.

Sounds nice.

IS that with the windows media software?

[jenni]

Originally Posted by Jim

My PC came with an antenna and a wireless network card. But I don't use that and really can't see much of a reason for a desktop anything to be wireless.

I have a desktop in the house that is setup with a wireless network connection - that way we don't have to run the cable from the basement to the upstairs. The PC can be moved to anywhere in the house and it will always have the internet.

[jenni]

However, being connected with a wire usually gives you a faster connection. Wireless is just good for those of us too lazy to run the cables through the house.

[stonegatherer]

My home Wi-Fi is as fast as my wired desktop and both are damn fast.

Speed depends on whether it's an A, B, or G wireless card and router.

Look up Wi-Fi on Wikipedia to learn more.

[Licker4U]

Originally Posted by jenni

However, being connected with a wire usually gives you a faster connection. Wireless is just good for those of us too lazy to run the cables through the house.

Really?? I thought transmitted radio waves were faster than atoms bumping into each other along a wire...

[glad2beme]

well, if your using windows XP, you can see it in My Network places... and yes. you would see the word wireless in there...