Originally Posted by CyinCo 
Yeah, this would be the way to go. You can connect by cable or be wireless. You would still need the wireless card on your PC if it isn't built in. I have one I don't use. If you were local, you could just come and get the card for free.
I suppose this is a bit of thread jack but:
I have a new Linksys wireless router and it is maybe 30 ft from my PC. There are several walls between the router and PC. The best signal reception I get is "low". Which is really diappointing. I it a "G" protocol and 2.4 Ghz frequency. I didn't spring for the "N" for longer distances because I was only going about 30 ft. Why is my signal so weak?
I see this all the time when I go into Homes to setup stuff. The last Doctors house I was in was a 10,000 SF 2 level home with some concrete floors and the walls had plaster in them. "N" home wireless equipment would go very far.
Thank goodness he had Cat5 wired to a few places in the house so I could put a bunch of Wireless in. I ended up putting in 4 Cisco 1131AG Aironets in his house that we use at work. The blow through walls better. The problem is they are around $500 each.
YOu will just need to probably move it around or try an "N".
Regarding the PC being an access point...If you don't want something else clutering up the house, just get a netgear that is about the size of pack of hotdogs. They don't even have an ugly antenna.
Problem solved
