Wireless router and wifi router are same?difference between them?

Is there any way to use a USB wifi modem as a wireless device to connect to a wifi router?

I have a desktop computer without a wifi card and would like to connect to a wifi router. I also have a spare USB modem with built in wifi laying about. Is there any way to connect the USB modem to a desktop computer and connect to my main wifi router through this? The modem is Huawei E585
Answer:

Your USB Modem the E585 is really a 3G/Wi-Fi Router. You can connect to it over Wi-Fi and it connects to the internet over the cellular network. To connect to your desktop you are going to need a USB Wi-Fi Card - something like this --> http://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-TL-WN821N-300Mbps-Wireless-Adapter/dp/B002T4D3M2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1354860762&sr=8-3&keywords=TP-LINK+USB

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If this Huawei supports IBSS mode of WiFi (more commonly named Ad-Hoc Mode), then you can make things more interesting by using http://daihinia and make all the computers in the network automatically expand the network as soon as they join it. You will not need an AP, your desktop computer will act as a gateway between your Daihinia network and the internet.

Vitalie Vrabie

Both DD-WRT & Tomato firmware routers support this: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Cellular_Phone/USB_Modem_as_WAN_connection. You can also use the 3G USB dongle as a failover/backup for a Cable/DSL modem. A friendly breakdown of this open-source firmware featur can be found on the FlashRouters Blog: http://www.flashrouters.com/blog/2012/03/26/dd-wrt-router-benefits-advantages-5-taking-full-use-of-a-3g-usb-dongle-or-4g-mifi-mobile-hotspot/.

Joe Soria

No. You can EITHER use the wireless OR the USB to connect to the cellular network. There is no means for this device to act as a WiFi interface through the USB port. The device is a WiFi access point, not a WiFi endpoint.

Phillip Remaker

Short answer, no. You need a wifi adapter. the Huawei is not a wifi interface, it's a cellular modem.

Ian Beyer

That should just work.

Tony Li

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