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no, nowadays new laptop will have wifi built. Anyway a internal modem will be dial up.
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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.
Can i use my laptop internal modem instead of a dsl or cable modem to hook up to linksys router ethernet cable so i could get online for your PS3 and laptop?
Sorry you can not. The laptops internal modem is mostly a PSTN device. This means it can only be used by phone lines. ADSL and Cable modems work in a different way. If you want to connect a laptop and a PS3 to the Internet a Linksys Router with multiple LAN connections must be used. The setup is then: INTERNET | CABLE/DSL Modem | Linksys router | | LAPTOP PS3
Does a laptop need a special modem to access the net wireless and is it separate from a land line modem?
Yes it does. It can be in the form of a PCMCIA slot wireless modem or a USB wireless modem.
Can a Laptop with wireless be used with cable modem without a router and not plug into the cable modem directly?
If you want to have internet on that laptop you need to be connected to internet provider which usually happens directly (connected to the modem) or indirectly (connected to the modem through wired or wireless router).
Do you have to have a desktop and an LAN to use a laptop and Wifi to connect to a cable internet modem?
No, but you are going to need a wireless router, also known as an access point, between the laptop and the cable modem.
When needing to purchase a new modem for a laptop what type of expansion port will be need for this?
PCI
Is there a router that you can plug a laptop modem into so tha tI can get internet on my desktop also. The desktop would need ethernet and of course the laptop is usb. So is there a router out there that can do this?
Is there a router that you can plug a laptop modem into so that I can get internet on my desktop also. The desktop would need ethernet and of course the laptop is usb. So is there a router out there that can do this?
If a laptop says it doesn't have a modem what does that mean?
It doesn't have a modem.
I have modem connected to my desktop just bought a laptop. Is it all I need to is connect router and USB adapter to desktop. Modem to the router the router radiates the connection to bothHelp plea?
if modem has wireless capablity, then no need for a router
Do you get a modem with your laptop?
obviously not
Is an internal fax modem usually installed by the manufacturer?
On a laptop it is. On a desktop compuer it can be done through a fax/modem card or other expansion card. There are also models that can plug into a USB connection, with no installation necessary.
How do you connect laptop to laptop by wireless?
through wireless modem
