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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rackhir" data-source="post: 1584789" data-attributes="member: 149">There shouldn't be a problem with the wireless router and the cable modem. Those things are pretty much auto configuring. Though you will likely have to unplug the cable modem, not just turn it off, in order to make it work. Your cable company may even offer tech support for this or suggestions at least. Check their web site.Bluetooth is a short ranged auto configuring networking technology. It is primarily aimed at a "Personal" network. Ie. making your cell phone talk to a wireless headset and/or a mp3 player. It is essentially irrelevant if you want to network your house. Though it is also used for wireless keyboards and mice.External WiFi cards will generally have better reception due to the external antenna, but your milage may vary. Unless you have a large house with thick walls or yard that you wish to wander about. You probably won't need to worry about it. There are external antennas for use with most base stations if you need to cover a larger area.You will need a wireless router/hub and at one wifi card per machine you wish to network. Presumably you already have the cable modem. There are a number of competing technologies to improve the throughput of the networking speeds past the "G" (roughly 54mb/sec) standard, but they are not all compatable with each other and quite possibly not needed. Unless you will be using the network to transfer large amounts of files back and forth between computers, most people only use it for browsing the internet, where even the old 11mb/sec cards are far faster than your internet connection will ever be.</blockquote>

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