Thanks for the help. BTW, the networking I referred to on the laptop was
intended to mean file sharing between it and the desktops.

"Jim" <j.n@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "Cooter" <cooter@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>I have two desktops, currently networked with a wired router and using
>>broadband cable for the internet. I want to put a laptop in an outbuilding
>>about 75 - 100 feet from the primary desktop. I only need internet on it -
>>no networking. A cable of that length is not practical, so I'm assuming I
>>need to switch to a wireless setup. The laptop has USB 1 available and an
>>Ethernet T100 jack. What do I need to put all three machines on a wireless
>>router? Any suggestions on a brand would also be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>> Cooter
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> Isn't that a bit far for reliable wireless networking? You may be able to
> get the laptop
> to link with your router. You would certainly have better luck with a
> high gain antenna
> at both ends.
> The only alternative is a repeater between the router and the laptop.
> And, by the way, internet is a networking protocol..
> Jim
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