internet Protocal's are assigned through a Modem ( If your a Time Warner Cable customer then you have a modem)
Modems feed off a IP assigned by the TWC Data Center!
Your Wireless Router is connected to the modem so your ip is the same.
Many companies make a wireless router and the cost depends on what you are looking for. Try the Linksys or D-link wireless router for around $60.
There are many wireless routers. More now than in 2010 even. The fastest wireless router in the year 2010 was the Linksys WRT310N WirelessN Gigabit router.
It depends on how many interfaces of router are connected to other networks. If a router is connected to two network, it will have 2 IP addresses. In a router having 4 ports it can connect to maximum 4 networks. In this case it will have 4 IP addresses.
You should be able to check how many computers are connected to your router, in the router settings. Most likely you can find it in "Status" for wireless network or for all networks. You check MAC addresses for all your computers connected to the router and compare it with those in the list. In that way you know if you have some "guests". You find out who connected to your router will be much harder and require special software and training.PS: you can use MAC filter to block "guests".
Wired internet is where a physical wire is connecting you to the internet, such as a Ethernet cable going into the Ethernet port on the back of your computer. Wireless internet uses digital radio signals in the air to transfer data from a wireless router to a computer with a wireless adapter (built in or external)
There are many places where one can buy a Belkin G wireless router. One can purchase a Belkin G wireless router at popular mass retail stores such as Walmart, Target, or Best Buy.
With wireless networking, you will need a wireless router and a wireless computer. Cisco is a good wireless router that is low cost and is easy to set up. There are many more name brands to choose from as well.
If you wish to use the wireless network card built into your laptop, then yes, you would need a wireless router. Many ISP's provide you with a modem that also acts as a wireless router for your internet service. But if yours doesn't then you would need a wireless router in order to connect without cabling. But if you don't mind running a length of ethernet cable from your modem to your laptop, then you wouldn't need a router.
One can submit wireless router reviews at PCMag. There are also a lot of other users that may have used the router and can compare notes with. Many tips and suggestions can be easily accessed.
There are many companies that make different types of wireless mimo routers. The router that has the most reviews is the Belkin model router. This would be the best router to use, and they make a different model based on price, and speed that you are looking for.
This question can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no" but that wouldn't do it justice. For all intents and purposes, yes, you need a Wireless router for a home wireless network. In industry, however, there are many solutions that do not involve an actual router, but instead a wireless bridge. In residential environments, a wireless router is actually a whole slew of network devices wrapped into a single plastic box. These devices include a wireless access point (which is essentially a specialized RF radio), a switch which handles internal traffic, and a router which deals with traffic from the internet going to your internal network and vice versa. In industry, the access points that you may see are simply that: the wireless access points. They are specialized to just broadcast a very strong signal. There are many other solutions to wifi, but the most common approach is a simple access point.
Some of the places where you can find a wireless router on sale could be BestBuy.com, Amazon.com, techforless.com and many other places that you can find advertised on the internet.