quick sharing internet question

[onedestinazn2]

i currently have roadrunner connected to my desktop at home and i was wondering how would i share internet with my laptop. and would this slow my internet connection down? sorrry if this is a dumb question.

 

[goodcooper]

best way is to buy a consumer router... a router won't slow your actual internet connection down (unless it is broken) at all... but obviously, if you've got one computer downloading a lot, then it will slow down the other's connection to the internet...

 

[onedestinazn2]

thanks for the response would i need a wireless adapter card or something like that if i just want to connect a router to my desktop my motherboard is a gigabyte p35-ds3r

 

[Xipher]

If you get a wireless router you can still connect your desktop PC via a wired connection. Every wireless router I have seen still includes at least 4 or so wired ports you can connect with.

 

[onedestinazn2]

can anyone reccomend me a cheap but good one that would work? is this a router ? http://www.netaffilia.com/ads/electronics/frys/Airlink-8-Port-10-100Mbps-Switch/2008/07/07/33743

 

[Xipher]

can anyone reccomend me a cheap but good one that would work? is this a router ? http://www.netaffilia.com/ads/electronics/frys/Airlink-8-Port-10-100Mbps-Switch/2008/07/07/33743

No, that's strictly a switch. Look for "Broadband router" in the name of the product, or maybe "Cable/DSL router".

 

[goodcooper]

also check out the consumer router recommendation thread sticky:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1226866

 

[onedestinazn2]

thanks for that link