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About Internet Service Providers
Accessing the Internet Via Satellite
Can Data Fax Modems Connect You to the Internet?
Different Types of Modem Connections
How Does DSL Work?
How Does Dial-Up Work?
How Does a Cable Modem Work?
How Can 2 Computers Use 1 DSL Modem?
How Does Wireless Internet Work?
How Much Does a Wireless Internet Box Cost?
How to Clock the Speed of Your Modem
How to Connect 2 Computers Wirelessly
How to Have 2 Computers Share a DSL Modem
How to Hook Up a DSL Modem
How to Increase Modem Speed
Is a Cable Modem Better Than DSL?
What Are the Advantages of Broadband?
What Is a Proxy Server?
What Is a Wireless Card?
What Is the Fastest Internet Service Available?
What Is the Range of Wireless Internet?
How to Hook Up a Cable Modem & Router
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Summary: Wireless Internet works through a router that sends out a signal for sending and receiving data. Install a wireless card in a computer to gain access to a wireless router with help from a computer specialist in this free video on Internet connections.
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"The basics of how a wireless Internet connection will work in your home requires some additional hardware. You will need a wireless router like this which connects to your main computer and then this wireless router will send out the signal throughout your home. If you have a second or third computer then each computer will need a device to pick up this signal for sending and receiving data. If you have a desktop computer like this one here, then you will need to have a card like this installed, a wireless card. This physically inserts in to your computer. This sticks out the back end and with this antenna here, will send, receive the signal sent out by the wireless router. Laptop computers can also be used in your home for accessing a wireless connection. You still need the wireless router. But in addition to that you will need a USB receiver. This USB receiver, like this plugs in to the USP port on your laptop computer. Some laptops come with this from the manufacturers, otherwise you have to purchase your own."
eHow Article: How Does Wireless Internet Work?
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