wireless network card for laptop??

Big Spender · 24 Jun 2006 at 14:11

im going abroad later next month and the place im staying has wireless internet, but my laptop doesnt have wireless connectivity. my laptop has a slot in the side thats about the size of a credit card, i guess thats where it would go, so where can anybody recommend a decent cheap card

Big Spender · 25 Jun 2006 at 23:27

well i emailed the guy who owns the villa and got a fairly quick reply

Email said:
The network is 802.11g (there is a Linksys wireless router in the house connected to a cable modem). Should you have any trouble with the wireless there is also an RJ45 cable in the TV cabinet so you can plug into the LAN connection directly (on the floor near the master bedroom door in the family room).

so what do you recommend?

the slot is on the side of my laptop and is the width and length of a credit card.

Big Spender · 25 Jun 2006 at 23:37

mattreay said:
Sounds like your OK to go with any of the above suggestions. May be worth checking what type of wireless security they use, if any, and make sure you get a card that can handle their security type.

thanks for the suggestion, ill drop him another email to check this

Big Spender · 25 Jun 2006 at 23:42

tolien said:
That doesn't mean a great deal - what type is it (or what model is your laptop, and someone can look)?

tbh i dont have a clue, we've had this laptop for a good couple of years now. still works great and does exactly what i need it to do. it was made by Tiny. sorry i cant be much more help, is there anywhere on the system that will tell what kind it is?

Big Spender · 26 Jun 2006 at 23:54

also asked about the security measures and got this reply

Email said:
The network is setup to use "WPA Pre-Shared Key" security. This is widely supported by most network cards so you shouldn't have a problem. Generally Windows knows the security type being announced by the network and will just prompt you for the security key when you first connect to the network, All you then need to do it type in the magic number from the document I sent in my previous email. Your PC should remember this and connect automatically from then on.

still need to dig out the manual and find out what kind of slot it is lol