Belkin Wireless G Router/ D-Link notebook card

[joetj]

Can I use a different brand of card while having a complete different brand Router. I'm not sure if I wasted money or not. I may have to return one of these. Anyway I bought the d-link notebook card like at the beginning of the year. Just today I received my new Belkin Wireless G Router. I'm not very smart on this wireless stuff yet. At first I thought that as long as I had a wireless router that I would be able to take my laptop anywhere in my apartment and have a wireless connection until I saw that I need a notebook card as well or do I? Anyway I just finished installing this Router and now i'm figuring its only wireless if I have another computer in my place which I don't have. I'm wondering if my d-link notebook card would work as long as I have a wireless router no matter what the brand is?

[z1p]

Hi joetj,

You should be able to use your dlink card with your belkin router. However, if the dlink card is a 802.11B (wireless b), then you will just get the 802.11b connection speed (11Mbps).

[joetj]

Hi joetj,

You should be able to use your dlink card with your belkin router. However, if the dlink card is a 802.11B (wireless b), then you will just get the 802.11b connection speed (11Mbps).

does that speed suck? I'll install the card and see how everything works out.

[z1p]

We're talking 11 Mpbs, which isn't bad for internet access as most people's connections are 5 Mpbs or less.

[joetj]

We're talking 11 Mpbs, which isn't bad for internet access as most people's connections are 5 Mpbs or less.

ah ok thanks. You see I gotta up my education on this computer knowledge stuff haha;)

[z1p]

ah ok thanks. You see I gotta up my education on this computer knowledge stuff haha;)Thats part of why we are here.