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If you want to use internet wirelessly, yes you need a wireless router and a wireless adapter for your PC (usually laptops have it).

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Can a wireless adapter be connected to a wireless router cable router or cable modem?

Yes.


How can you connect a computer wirelessly to a non-wireless modem?

You need to have a wireless router compatible with your wireless adapter and LAN cable of CAT-5 at least. Use the cable to connect the modem and the router, use WAN port of the router. After that configure the router for your needs. And you are ready to go.


How do you connect a wireless access point to a network switch that gets Internet from a cable modem?

There are at least two ways. First, you connect the wireless router directly to the cable modem, and then the switch in the wireless router. You have to connect the cable coming from the modem in the wireless router internet port. Second, you connect the wireless router to the switch, again the cable coming from the switch you have to connect on the wireless router internet port. It's better to put the wireless router just after the modem, but it's not required.


How do you connect wireless adapter to modem with wireless capability?

Usually wireless adapters can be connected to computers not to modems.


Do I need wireless with a cable modem?

No. Your computer would connect directly to the cable modem via an ethernet cable.


Internet on a laptop with a modem?

You can connect your laptop to the Internet with a cable modem, sure. You will need an Ethernet cable to do that. If you want wireless internet, you will need a cable modem, and a wireless router as well.


How do I connect a wired scientific atlanta 2203c cable modem with only a usb port to a wireless router with only Ethernet ports?

connect the cable modem to PC using the usb port, leaving you the ethernet porton on the cable modem to connect to the wireless router.


Does the computer hooked to the cable modem by usb need its own wireless adapter for a wireless network?

If you want to use wireless connection yes you need a wireless adapter.


Do wireless fax machine connect with a cord are is there a wireless modem that connects to the phone line?

yes with an adapter


Can you connect a cable modem to a 2Wire DSL wireless modemrouter?

Yes you can, you have to do that like following. Connect one DSL wireless modemrouter to the cable modem, and another wireless modem connect in the first wireless modemrouter. You have to understand that internet speed on the first DSL router will be rather higher then for the second one.


Can you go on the internet if you dont have a wireless adapter?

Yes, you can. You can use wired connection for internet. Meaning, that you can connect your computer directly to the modem through cable, or to the router.


If you have a cable broadband connection and an ADSL wireless router with its own modem can you connect the cable modem to the router and bypass its own modem?

yes you can