WIreless internet?

[DubstepZedd]

So I just completed my nice pc, I was going to connect to the internet and saw that it only could use ethernet? Does this mean my 200$ mobo doesnt support wireless network? All drivers are up to date

[Aytex]

Unless your motherboard specifically has onboard wifi than no, you need to buy a Ethernet cable or a wifi adapter

[lookpuppy]

You need a wifi card for wireless, they are fairly cheap.

[WereCat]

It would maybe help if we knew the specs? Which motherboard?

[Oshino Shinobu]

Depends what motherboard it is. Majority of them don't have WiFi built in, so you may require a WLAN NIC if you want to use WiFi and not ethernet. 

 

If you tell us what motherboard you have, we can tell you whether it has WiFi capabilities built in or not. 

[DubstepZedd]

13 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Unless your motherboard specifically has onboard wifi than no, you need to buy a Ethernet cable or a wifi adapter

Ah well okay. Gonna buy one tomorrow then

[DubstepZedd]

14 minutes ago, WereCat said:

It would maybe help if we knew the specs? Which motherboard?

Well:

I7 8700k

z370-H

I dont think you need any more info right?

[WereCat]

1 minute ago, DubstepZedd said:

Well:

I7 8700k

z370-H

I dont think you need any more info right?

That motherboard doesn't have wireless

[DubstepZedd]

Just now, WereCat said:

That motherboard doesn't have wireless

Well then, Gotta buy an adapter of some kind then

[Oshino Shinobu]

Just now, DubstepZedd said:

z370-H

Yep, it doesn't have built in WiFi. 

 

Most boards that do will have it in the model number, something like Z370-H-AC or Z370-H-WIFI.

 

I would recommend an AC capable PCIe based WLAN NIC with external antenna. Asus and Gigabyte both have some good options for about $30 I believe. Intel is probably the best in terms of reliability and driver support (for non-Windows based OSes, Intel is generally the first to be supported).