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I have a laptop i just got for christmas its a Toshiba A35-S159
and it has a mobile processor in it with a wireless network card built into it. I was just wondering if it is a wireless B or G type. If you know anything about this or what the difference betwwen wireless B and G just post a reply. Thanks
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I am not entirely sure this will work (I don't have a windows laptop in front of me) but running ipconfig /all from the command line might tell you what you need to know. Do this:

*Click on the start button.
*go to run
*type "cmd" (without the quotes) and hit enter
*in the command prompt window type "ipconfig /all" (w/o the quotes -- make sure that the slash is going the right way :-)
*The window will display a bunch of text. At some point it should say the make and model of your network cards. Look for the wireless one, and see if it says 802.11B or G.

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Nope it doesnt tell whether it is 802.11 g or b
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Hmm. . . sorry . . . Oh! look what I found:
You have an 802.11G card

http://hardwarecentral.dealtime.com/...llite_A35_S159

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Thakx for the info i found that out by looking on compusa and looking at the specs im thkning about buying a router but i dont no whether i should buy a wireless or a wired
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Thakx for the info i found that out by looking on compusa and looking at the specs im thkning about buying a router but i dont no whether i should buy a wireless or a wired
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I'm pretty sure all wireless routers have wired ethernet ports built in, along with the wireless stuff.

Access points however, they normally do not have a hub/switch built into the until.
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go with B
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don't go with "B" its only 11mbps were as "G" is 54 mbps
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If money is an issue for you, go B. Any Internet connection you get is gonna be well below 11Mbps. This article at PCWorld [http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/...110425,00.asp] says average Cable modem speeds are 708kbps while DSL is around 467kbps. Either way, both are WAY below 11Mbps. Therefore the only advantage to G is if you are going to do large file transfers from one computer to another on the wireless network. My guess is that you won't be, and since G is pricier than B, my recommendation would be 802.11B.
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I think its already been determed that They have a G,and are not looking to buy one
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