Wifi for PC

[pyramm]

I receive wifi as a part of my rent & would like to get it on my pc. Do I need an adapter or router or both? And do I need anything else? Thanks.

 

[frillybob101]

You will need a wifi PCIE card or a USB adapter. If it was prebuilt it may already have it installed but probably not.

Check device manager to see if you have a wifi card.

The USB devices for WIFI are reletivly cheap at around $20.

 

[USAFRet]

A USB wifi adapter is all you need. The router is supplied by the cable company and (in your case) the landlord.

Something similar to this:

 

[USAFRet]

And since it appears you and all the other tenants are on the same network, be very careful about file and print sharing. You don't want your neighbors 12 year old son (or the landlord) cruising through your PC.

 

[pyramm]

And since it appears you and all the other tenants are on the same network, be very careful about file and print sharing. You don't want your neighbors 12 year old son (or the landlord) cruising through your PC.

Is there a way to block my information?

 

[USAFRet]

And since it appears you and all the other tenants are on the same network, be very careful about file and print sharing. You don't want your neighbors 12 year old son (or the landlord) cruising through your PC.

Is there a way to block my information?

Your PC, yes. Don't turn on any file/folder sharing.
The sites you go to? Not so much. You're going through a router that you do not control. A sufficiently crafty landlord can see where you go, and on some sites (non-HTTPS), see your userID and password.

Would he do this? Who knows? But I'd be careful about what data you pass through that router.
At a public internet cafe, would you log on to your banking website? I wouldn't.
That exactly what this is...a shared resource where you do not control the flow of information.

 

[pyramm]

Thank you very much for your help.