T-Mo Goodie
06-24-2005, 11:57 PM
Ok I am getting ready to do all of the comps in my house wireless. I know that I will need wireless cards for all comps and a card for my notebook and also the wireless router thingy. haha So basically, my house was/is already networked but I am just upgrading to wireless.
My questions are mainly with my laptop. I don't really understand the wireless for it outside of the house. How does the wireless crap work when you are in 'hot spots', etc or whatever they are called?.? Let's say for instance I have my laptop at work with me and the shop next door down has a wireless network, will I be able to browse the net from their system???
2nd question, my BF house (second home) has like the ethernet wall lines (phone jack looking things) in just about every room. How does that work? Is it only for networking though the house?? Can he use cable or do he need DSL phone line?? Reason being is he has 2 cell phones (Nextel and Metro) and doesn't really want to get a home phone.
Don't laugh at me. I know I sound dumb, but I have just been out of the technology world for a split second (a year or so) and SOOOOOOOOOOOO much has come about within this time. (i.e. bluetooth, wireless, ipods, PDA's, etc)
My questions are mainly with my laptop. I don't really understand the wireless for it outside of the house. How does the wireless crap work when you are in 'hot spots', etc or whatever they are called?.? Let's say for instance I have my laptop at work with me and the shop next door down has a wireless network, will I be able to browse the net from their system???
2nd question, my BF house (second home) has like the ethernet wall lines (phone jack looking things) in just about every room. How does that work? Is it only for networking though the house?? Can he use cable or do he need DSL phone line?? Reason being is he has 2 cell phones (Nextel and Metro) and doesn't really want to get a home phone.
Don't laugh at me. I know I sound dumb, but I have just been out of the technology world for a split second (a year or so) and SOOOOOOOOOOOO much has come about within this time. (i.e. bluetooth, wireless, ipods, PDA's, etc)