Is the netgear a wireless adapter or a router? a wireless adapter only receives the data. think of it as a client-server situation. the client is the adapter or wireless card, which is requesting and receiving data from the router which acts as the server.
Aiden ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:04 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Bluetooth questions > Well, we just had to buy a netgear for the desktop and it works fine, so > wouldn't the laptop be the same? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "aiden gardiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 9:11 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Bluetooth questions > > >> It maybe because there's nothing broadcasting a wireless signal. Correct >> me >> if I'm wrong, but a 2 wire gateway is a cable modem, so you'd need to buy >> a >> wireless router, which will in turn connect to the gateway, then there >> will >> be something for the wireless adapter in your machine to receive a signal >> from, thus getting you onto the net. >> >> Aiden >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Patricia Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 1:12 AM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Bluetooth questions >> >> >>>I have a 2 wire Gateway modom and my husband's desktop has a netgear >>> wireless adapter in it, but the laptop I'm not sure about. I couldn't >>> get >>> it >>> online the other day. >>> I checked all the settings on my desktop and on the laptop all is the >>> same >>> just no internet for the laptop. >>> I know it did work before when my husband lived in houston and he had >>> cable >>> he also had a Lynsey router, but we don't use that now and, still no >>> internet for the laptop. >>> So I'm at a loss as to the problem? >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Patricia >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "aiden gardiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:40 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Bluetooth questions >>> >>> >>>> If you want bluetooth on a laptop which doesn't have a bluetooth card, >>>> then >>>> yes, you will need a bluetooth dongle. As for going on the internet, >>>> most >>>> laptops these days come with wireless built in, in which case you'll >>>> need >>>> a >>>> wireless router connected to a cable or DSL modem. >>>> >>>> Aiden >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Patricia Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 12:27 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Bluetooth questions >>>> >>>> >>>>> Do you need this for a laptop as well to go online with? >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "aiden gardiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:06 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Bluetooth questions >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> hi lou, >>>>>> >>>>>> In order to get bluetooth onto a computer, you need to buy a >>>>>> bluetooth >>>>>> dongle. It looks and feels just like a memory stick. Once you've got >>>>>> one, >>>>>> just plug it into a free USB port on the machine. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope this helps >>>>>> >>>>>> Aiden >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Lou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:20 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Bluetooth questions >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, we have a blue tooth enabled phone but the computers are >>>>>>> not. >>>>>>> My >>>>>>> question is how do we get Bluetooth on the computers? I saw >>>>>>> something >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> Wal-Mart but I am not sure if that is what I need. 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