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...desktop PC to your network, you will need a wireless PCI card ($50 and up), which slides into any free slot inside the computer tower. Better yet, consider a wireless USB network adapter, which saves you the trouble of opening up the case. Linksys sells...
...know if there are other, hidden hells involved in connecting to a public, commercial wireless network. I did, however, set up one of the new generation of wireless networks. I used the Dell 4800LT Wireless PC Card ($139) for my laptop and the corresponding PCI Card ($179) for my desktop. Compaq, 3Com, Lucent and others also have Wi-Fi-compatible setups comparable to Dell's, which range in price from $100 to $300 per card...
...wireless network at home, both my PC and, worse, my wife's crashed. The technology, happily, is much improved. Dell's system comes with a CD-ROM that has a video-based setup tutorial that, among other things, explains--as well as shows--how to put a PCI card into your desktop machine. Once installed, the network performed smoothly and without glitches. I can't wait to start using it at the coffee shop...
...home network, I chose 3Com's HomeConnect Home Network Kit ($149), which allowed me to link my two machines and modem via telephone wire. Note: you'll need to open up each PC and drop in a PCI card, which used to make me nervous back when I wasn't so shallow and pathetic. Now I enjoy doing stuff like that. It makes me feel manly...
Sony's FunMail seemed like a better approach. The PCI card would improve the video quality and speed the download time. Imagining how thrilled my wife would be when she got video mail of me singing Seltzer Boy, I opened up the PC and got the card in with minimal fuss...