need computer for wifi?

BoneBone Canadia
edited November 2005 in Science & Tech
i am getting a psp, i want to be able play socom and that online so i need a wireless router or something so i can connect to net with psp.

so my question is, do i buy a wireless router and if so do i need to set it up using a comptuer because my comp doesnt haev wireless card and i dont wanna get one of those as well, but i dont know if i need open ports or that on router to play.

any help is appreciated

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  • tmh88tmh88 Pittsburgh / Athens, OH
    edited November 2005
    If you buy a wireless router you can select which port to open. You dont need a wireless card for your computer, because it is connected to the router by an ehternet cable. If you get one you will see that you plug an ehterent cable from your modem into the router, and then from the router it plugs into a computer. Its very easy to setup.
  • BoneBone Canadia
    edited November 2005
    do all wireless router's have the ability to have physical attachment to computer by a ethernet cable, i thought wireless routers were wireless ONLY, do wireless routers come with an ehternet cable or do i need to buy one.
  • deicistdeicist Manchester, UK
    edited November 2005
    Bone wrote:
    do all wireless router's have the ability to have physical attachment to computer by a ethernet cable, i thought wireless routers were wireless ONLY, do wireless routers come with an ehternet cable or do i need to buy one.

    The vast majority of wireless routers will have ethernet ports on them as well, in fact I haven't seen or heard of any that don't. Having one without ethernet would be a pain because it's much easier to configure the wireless part of a router from a wired connection, otherwise whenever you made a change your connection to the router would drop. Every router I've bought has come with at least one ethernet cable in the box.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    How are you currently connected to the internet?
  • BoneBone Canadia
    edited November 2005
    dsl box

    so i just plug the ethernet from dsl box into router isntead of compa nd then run the ehternet form router INTO the comp and can use it to set up and game at will with my psp

    MUAHAHHA
  • TroganTrogan London, UK
    edited November 2005
    Yep, sounds right but just to clear it up, you will have to connect the telephone line into the router. Then, connect the ethernet between the router and your computer,

    Sound right? The setup is easy once you know...the part I find hard is configuring :eek3:

    Good Luck :thumbsup:
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