It's practically that easy.  You may have to install a driver for the
card, and you may have to fine-tune some network settings, but that's about
it.
  (There are a few options you should enable on the router to prevent the
neighbors' kids from using your cable modem connection, and those may
involve an extra tweak or two to each laptop....)

David Gillett


On 25 Aug 2004 at 16:20, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Hello,
> I currently own a desktop computer (5years old ) hooked up to a cable modem
> and a 1 year old laptop wirelessly hooked up via a router to the same cable
> modem.  The card in the laptop is integrated .  I am thinking of doing away
> with my desktop and buying another laptop.  I want the 2nd laptop to also
> be wirelessly connected to the cable modem via the router, because I want
> to do away with my computer desk. Can I do this?  If so what do I need in
> the 2nd laptop?  Can I buy an 802.11 wireless card and use it in one of the
> pcmcia slots?.  Do I just put it in and it automatically picks up the
> router signal?  Is it that easy?  Also if I do that, how do I print??????
> Be gentle and dumb down your answer please!!  Thank you.
>
> Becky Buehrer

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