On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:20:59 -0600, Peabody
<waybackNO784SPAM44@yahoo.com> wrote in
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>John Navas says...
>
> >>> I understand that I could buy a wireless router, but
> >>> would I save any money, and would it be simpler, and
> >>> possibly faster, to just add a PCI-card wireless NIC
> >>> to the desktop, and have the desktop function as the
> >>> router?
>
> >> Non brand name wireless routers can be extremely cheap
> >> when on sale. I've seen them for $10-20. That's about
> >> the cost of a PCI NIC card anyways.
>
> > They're undoubtedly worth every penny you pay for them.
> > ;)
>
>Thanks to everybody for the responses. I guess the wireless
>router is the way to go. As for which one to get, I'll look
>over the old posts here, and then maybe ask about that in a
>separate thread.

I recommend Buffalo, about $40 on the Internet (e.g., Newegg.com).

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