Workstations manufactured in the 1990s and early 2000s, before Wi-Fi became prevalent, often lack wireless networking cards or adapters that enable a computer to detect and interpret Wi-Fi signals.

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A wireless network card, also known as a wireless adapter or wireless NIC (Network Interface Card), is a hardware device that enables your computer to communicate wirelessly with other devices and ...

Modern communication relies heavily on wireless networking, which is gaining popularity among home and business networks. Wireless Networking offers the advantage of mobility and eliminates the use of ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

If you’re sick of tripping over the HTC Vive’s cord when you’re moving blindly across physical space, the company’s new wireless adapter is here to help. The good news is that you can eliminate that ...

Your home has one high-speed Internet connection and several computers, and you’d like them all to share that fat pipe. But a home network? You can’t bear the thought of drilling holes in your walls ...

Setting up a wireless Internet connection without using a router is usually done "ad hoc," which is a Latin phrase sometimes used to describe a temporary, quick fix. Typically, your small business ...