do you need ethernet for wifi? or can you use an wifi usb stick ??? help pls

[watacukrowa]

im just confused cause i just built my new pc and it wont let me connect to wifi without ethernet ???? and i cant do that cause my mom needs it for her work!

[Bartandroid123]

not all motherboards have onboard wifi. You might need a pcie or usb add on card.

[watacukrowa]

1 minute ago, Bartandroid123 said:

not all motherboards have onboard wifi. You might need a pcie or usb add on card.

okay thanks

[watacukrowa]

Just now, Benji said:

No, WiFi does not require Ethernet being present. Pretty much all thin-and-light laptops nowadays have no Ethernet adapter yet still perfectly working WiFi. My laptop's WiFi works perfectly fine without even having an Ethernet port (although it apparently does have a controller for it, lol). The motherboard you bought most likely just has no integrated WiFi, or the integrated WiFi card is an Intel AX200 for example for which Windows doesn't have integrated drivers. What motherboard did you install?

b450m plus micro atx 

[watacukrowa]

1 minute ago, Benji said:

And there you go, that board has no integrated wireless adapter.

sooooo.... mind telling me what i have to do to get wifi ?

[watacukrowa]

1 minute ago, Benji said:

Buying a wireless adapter, which has previously been mentioned. WiFi is not just thin air that every device supports. I would suggest an integrated one that plugs into the PCIe x1 slot on the motherboard, like the Gigabyte GC-WBAX200.

okay thanks

[Mark Kaine]

in theory : modem > USB wifi stick > mobile data > "network cable" > PC

 

That way you don't need wifi in ur PC but still use a wifi connection, but I'm honestly not sure what you're even asking. 

[Dedayog]

4 minutes ago, watacukrowa said:

okay thanks

Cheap and easy way to go...

 

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Mini-Wireless-Supports-10-9-10-14/dp/B07PB1X4CN/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=usb+wifi&qid=1614365223&sr=8-4

 

There are more expensive ways to go, as linked in previous posts.  All depends what you want to pay and how far the router is.

 

[TetraSky]

5 minutes ago, watacukrowa said:

sooooo.... mind telling me what i have to do to get wifi ?

Pretty much any USB wifi adapter will do the job. Just pick one.

You'll probably want AC600~AC1300 or higher.

[watacukrowa]

2 minutes ago, TetraSky said:

Pretty much any USB wifi adapter will do the job. Just pick one.

You'll probably want AC600~AC1300 or higher.

so if i understand what you  mean if i plug something like this in my pc, it would work or do i still need pcie https://www.google.com/url?

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[watacukrowa]

2 minutes ago, Benji said:

And before that question arises: The x1 slot should be overlapped by the GPU and thus unavailable, but x1, x4 and x8 devices can still be installed in PCIe x16 slot, and your board has an additional one of those available.

That has literally nothing to do with the topic. He just assumed that every device supports WiFi which this board by default doesn't.

*Cheap and easy with usually terrible reception, but in practice it should still work, even though it is less than optimal.

pls im so confused just please put links on what i need to buy for wifi because my english is really bad im confused

[starry]

3 minutes ago, watacukrowa said:

so if i understand what you  mean if i plug something like this in my pc, it would work or do i still need pcie https://www.google.com/url?

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Get a USB one, like in the image you sent. If you dont understand that not every device comes with wifi, installing a PCIe card might be difficult for you. You dont need a pcie one, USB will work just fine.

 

This is a good option, just plug it into the back of your computer and you should be fine:

https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-desktop-10-9-10-14-Archer-T2U/dp/B07P5PRK7J

[watacukrowa]

 

4 minutes ago, Benji said:

And before that question arises: The x1 slot should be overlapped by the GPU and thus unavailable, but x1, x4 and x8 devices can still be installed in PCIe x16 slot, and your board has an additional one of those available.

That has literally nothing to do with the topic. He just assumed that every device supports WiFi which this board by default doesn't.

*Cheap and easy with usually terrible reception, but in practice it should still work, even though it is less than optimal.

the router is literally like 20 feet away 

[Mark Kaine]

1 minute ago, Benji said:

That has literally nothing to do with the topic.

Thats literally how I got wifi on my pc that didn't have wifi chip tho... 

 

2 minutes ago, watacukrowa said:

pls im so confused just please put links on what i need to buy for wifi because my english is really bad im confused

what router do you have? 

[watacukrowa]

Just now, Mark Kaine said:

Thats literally how I got wifi on my pc that didn't have wifi chip tho... 

 

what router do you have? 

wasjhdfkjlsd i dont know 

[watacukrowa]

2 minutes ago, starry said:

Get a USB one, like in the image you sent. If you dont understand that not every device comes with wifi, installing a PCIe card might be difficult for you. You dont need a pcie one, USB will work just fine.

 

This is a good option, just plug it into the back of your computer and you should be fine:

https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-desktop-10-9-10-14-Archer-T2U/dp/B07P5PRK7J

thank u so much these people are confusing me

[WkdPaul]

1 minute ago, watacukrowa said:

thank u so much these people are confusing me

There's nothing confusing here, everyone told you to get a USB wifi adapter, or a PCIE wifi adapter because your motherboard doesn't have wifi ... 

[watacukrowa]

Just now, Hakemon said:

Now the question, do you know the network name and password?  Honest question since you were confused about this, I want to ensure you at least have those details.

my wifi password ? i have frontier/verizon or whatever u call it

[watacukrowa]

1 minute ago, wkdpaul said:

There's nothing confusing here, everyone told you to get a USB wifi adapter, or a PCIE wifi adapter because your motherboard doesn't have wifi ... 

yes but i dont speak lots of english so thats why i am confused

[watacukrowa]

2 minutes ago, Benji said:

I'm sorry to call you out on it, but that has literally nothing to do with "not speaking English" because none of these technical terms are actually being translated. Even in Mandarin Chinese they'll still say PCIe or USB. We say "Get this and that, these parts have certain advantages/disadvantages" and all of a sudden you're "confused" because you "don't speak english very well". I am starting to wonder why you decided to build a PC for somebody, given the fact that you seem to not have that much experience. Getting a pre-built computer or even a laptop probably would've been a way better option in your case because you'd at least have a customer support and warranty.

the computer is for me and its a lot fucking different in polish 

[Blue4130]

4 hours ago, Benji said:

I'm sorry to call you out on it, but that has literally nothing to do with "not speaking English" because none of these technical terms are actually being translated. Even in Mandarin Chinese they'll still say PCIe or USB. We say "Get this and that, these parts have certain advantages/disadvantages" and all of a sudden you're "confused" because you "don't speak english very well". I am starting to wonder why you decided to build a PC for somebody, given the fact that you seem to not have that much experience. Getting a pre-built computer or even a laptop probably would've been a way better option in your case because you'd at least have a customer support and warranty.

Wow, thats a real dick response. Way to be condescending.

[Bartandroid123]

On 2/26/2021 at 8:09 PM, watacukrowa said:

the computer is for me and its a lot fucking different in polish 

Ok chcesz po polsku to masz. Musisz kupić albo adapter do usb albo to pcie. 

np. taki: https://allegro.pl/oferta/adapter-wlan-usb-tp-link-archer-t3u-ac1300-8728596765

 

Mam nadzieje że pomogłem/Hope it helps!

[Dedayog]

On 2/26/2021 at 6:38 PM, Blue4130 said:

Wow, thats a real dick response. Way to be condescending.

He has a point tho, condescending or not.  People linked wifi adapters and explained what he needs.

 

The links we sent can be translated in the browser easily.  Also, it's true about terms like PCIe or USB.  

 

His beginning posts are very clearly written in English, even if they're translated from Polish... he knows how to do that.

 

I even sent him a cheap and easy USB wifi button.  Plug it in, and go.  What about that is confusing?