No Ethernet Connection on my PC - A Problem?

[humfer]

Ordered Sky Broadband on monday after getting my MAC code from Orange. I have a Dell desktop which is probably 5 years old now and doesn't have a ethernet connection. From my understanding this doesn't matter as long as I get a USB wireless adaptor (which I have bought from Sky). Is this the case? I assume I just plug the sky box into the telephone socket and once active, the USB adaptor in the back of my desktop does the rest?

My wife also has a work laptop and would like to work from home every now and again. It is wireless enabled already (apparently), so should it be relatively straight forward for her to use the Sky broadband as well??

Any help much appreciated

[Wheelie]

Welcome to the site humfer

Yes if you have no Ethernet connection on the PC the USB Dongle with be fine as will the laptop, when you get the router it come with a little card with all the details you need to use the wireless connection.

Good luck when it happens

[thunderbird]

I also have no ethernet connection,wireless connection to desktop seemed rather slow,so bought one of these http://www.argoncomputing.com/products_4_33_117_921.php
or you can use similar device
Works well on desktop.Have no laptop yet.

[Tim1964]

thunderbird

For a 1/4 of the price you could have put a network card in it.

[Monster]

Hi
Im new to the forum would like to say Hi to everyone I already have 3 pcs networked up from a 4 port network card a cable runs from main pc to each of the other 2 pcs when i get the sky router how do i cable it up into the existing system do i take out the 4 port network card a just put a Lan card in main pc or can i use the router just for internet connection and leave the 3 pcs connected as they are at present any help would be welcome

[Koala5]

Originally Posted by Monster

Hi
Im new to the forum would like to say Hi to everyone I already have 3 pcs networked up from a 4 port network card a cable runs from main pc to each of the other 2 pcs when i get the sky router how do i cable it up into the existing system do i take out the 4 port network card a just put a Lan card in main pc or can i use the router just for internet connection and leave the 3 pcs connected as they are at present any help would be welcome

The Sky router has 4 LAN sockets on the back so I guess you can just carry on networking as usual.