A couple weeks ago I bought a new linksys router...
The only one I could find was a dual purpose wired/wireless unit.
I plugged all the ethernet cables in like the old (wired only) unit and everything works like the old one.
A few days ago I bought my wife a new Toshiba laptop with built-in wireless capability.
(Satellite series, Celeron M cpu @1.7ghz, 80g hd, 1g ram) ($749 after rebates)
Not knowing how the whole "wireless" thing works, I just plugged the ethernet cable in and surfed that way.
A few minutes ago, I got brave and pulled all the wires out of the laptop and took it into the living room. I sat down on the couch and powered it up.
All by itself, it found the signal from my Linksys router and connected me...
THIS IS SO COOL !
Here I sit on the sofa, with no wires attached, lurking on Arfcom.
I'm sure this may sound silly to some, but to me, this is the cats whiskers...
I may just have to go buy another laptop just for me.