at the moment I have a wired four port router with 3 PCs conneted all the time, I'm looking at getting a laptop for summer surfing and other things, I dont want ethernet cables trailing outside is there anyway I can plug someting into the router to make a wireless point.

(I iwas thinking of using bluetooth as I've a dongle but doing that my PC has to be connected and turned on, I would like to use the net when the main PC is off)

Can't you just plug a WAP into your router's free port?

This is described in these two cases:

http://www.smartcomputing.com/editor...id=30595&guid=

This full article is available without subscription thru the Google link:

http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...+wap+to+router

Smart Computing Article - Untangle Your Network

And also this link:

http://expertanswercenter.techtarget...976443,00.html

Thanks very much jephree that's the route I'll be taking