ok heres the deal. I got a laptop for my graduation and i want to be able to use the internet upstairs in my room. I have verizon dsl on this computer down here in the basement. the laptop has wireless connection capability too. what are my options? thanks, kyle
if you've got dsl in the house and a modem, all you've got to do is get a wireless router and plug it into your modem
should cost around ~$50-70 i'd say for the router
you said the laptop has wireless "capability", does that mean it has an integrated card or not? if it doesn't, you'll have to buy a wireless card for that too
I'd say Linksys all the way. D-Link is decent for the price, but Linksys makes a far superior product (i've owned stuff from both companies).
Also, when you're setting up the network. Set up a key and password so that people don't easily leach your internet connection from you (ever heard of war driving).
Definitely go with a Linksys wireless router. One of the cheaper ones should work perfectly for you. You can get them at Wal-Mart, Circuit City, or just about any other place that sells computer stuff. Or if you can wait a couple days, www.newegg.com will probably be cheaper.
How far is your room from the dsl modem? If there's 4 or 5 walls between the two, or if it's more than 100-150 feet, you may run into signal problems with the wireless.