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Last answer on Nov 10, 2009 11:28:25 pm GMT Bob, on Jul 1, 2009 7:53:40 pm BST 
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we use two laptops in an RV and I want to place a wireless adapter on top of the RV to increase range. The wireless adapters are USB. I need to connect the wireless adapter to a wireless router so one adapter will service both laptops. Is this possible? Can the wireless adapter be connected to a cable router or cable modem?

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xpcman, on Jul 1, 2009 11:07:45 pm BST

Yes you can connect a wireless router to a cable modem and use it as an access point for your two laptops. Any wireless router should have instructions included in the box. You will get better through-put via the cable modem than through the (free?) wifi connection.

Wireless range extenders and relays CAN be made to work but are difficult for a novice.

This box may work in "range extender mode" if your access point is using 802.11g.

The Belkin F5D7132 is a 802.11g Wireless Universal Range Extender/ access point (WURE) that connects to your network switch and lets you join your wireless-equipped PCs to your wired network in Access Point Mode, or increases the coverage of your existing wireless network in Range Extender Mode. Once you've done the setup, you can share data and peripherals, as well as a single Internet account among all your computers. It is based on standard 802.11g technology for fast wireless file transfers and downloads.

I don't know if the Belkin is compatible with an external antenna. The metal skin on your RV will block much of any wireless signal (any signal you now get must be entering through the windows). Putting any adapter in a window facing the source of the wifi signal will help.

Good Luck

   
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Bob, on Jul 2, 2009 1:54:53 am BST

Clarification ... The wireless adapter will be mounted on top of the RV and fed inside with a usb cable. Problem is connecting it to the wireless router which has a ethernet port, not a usb port. Want to use the wireless router to avoid mounting two wireless adapters on top of the RV (one for each laptop). if the wireless adapter can connect to a cable router or cable modem, and be powered by that device, then the cable router or cable modem can be connected to the wireless router via ethernet cable and both laptops will have internet access via the wireless router. IS THIS POSSIBLE?

   
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dawooddoe, on Jul 2, 2009 2:27:07 pm BST

If you need to set up a wireless network, have a look on this wireless network setup tutorial. If you need to expand your wireless network signal, check out 4 tips to improve wireless coverage.

   
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Bob, on Jul 2, 2009 7:39:45 pm BST

No ... I don't need to set up a network. It's already set up with the wireless router. Just need to find out how to connect a wireless adapter mounted outside the RV to the router. wireless adapter is usb and input on the wireless router (and cable routers and cable modems) is ethernet. Just want to know if there is a way to connect the wireless adapter (usb) to the router (ethernet).

   
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xpcman, on Jul 2, 2009 8:34:23 pm BST

No you can't connect a USB wireless adapter to a router. The USB adapter needs a computer to run its driver software.

   
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 devioustranger, on Nov 10, 2009 11:28:25 pm GMT

What if you use the proper cables and connectors to connect it to both your computer and your wireless router. Would it work then? I'm trying to connect to an existing wi-fi connection and be able to use the wireless antenna as my internet connection for my ethernet port on my wireless router. So that I may have my own wireless network in my house for a much stronger wireless connection and some wired connections. So does what i'm saying make sense and is it possible to do?

   
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Bob, on Jul 2, 2009 9:36:12 pm BST

Thanks ... that's what I needed to know ... wasn't sure.

   
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