Internal Wireless Router with ethernet?

[juiceman]

There are Wireless PCI Cards. There are PCI Ethernet NICs. The point of either of those beyond the obvious? Fewer wires, no A/C adapter, and just one extra cable.

Does anyone know of an internal (PCI) wireless router card that accepts ethernet input? I've scoured Newegg and found nothing. You may ask why I need it, as above, fewer wires, and centralized control.

If it's not possible, or practical, tell me why, it sure seems like no one has bothered to make it.

[Yung_Jah]

I doubt there ever been made. Its either wireless or ethernet port, not both.

[jahman182]

There are Wireless PCI Cards. There are PCI Ethernet NICs. The point of either of those beyond the obvious? Fewer wires, no A/C adapter, and just one extra cable.

Does anyone know of an internal (PCI) wireless router card that accepts ethernet input? I've scoured Newegg and found nothing. You may ask why I need it, as above, fewer wires, and centralized control.

If it's not possible, or practical, tell me why, it sure seems like no one has bothered to make it.

Don't hold your breath it not happening anytime soon.

[juiceman]

I agree doesn't seem like it will happen. The question is why? How much more complicated is your regular Cisco wireless router which has 5 ethernet ports? All this would need to have is 1. Anyone have any insight into why such a product hasn't been done? If I want one, I'm sure there's a market for it, so what's the problem?

[jahman182]

I agree doesn't seem like it will happen. The question is why? How much more complicated is your regular Cisco wireless router which has 5 ethernet ports? All this would need to have is 1. Anyone have any insight into why such a product hasn't been done? If I want one, I'm sure there's a market for it, so what's the problem?

That would make no sense and totally not feasible:

There is no "one modem fits all situation"
Each ISP will have different system design
There will be different modem/system standards
Computer manufacturers would rather you not open their units and mess around

The problem is - Only you need less ports Everyone else need more ports

[Yung_Jah]

Well....I agree...that wont be feasible. But I can understand where you are coming from.

You would like to use something and decide on which one you wanna use. So if you have access to someone's internet and its just wire...plug that wire in....otherwise....use the wireless option. Especially for laptops with a damage ethernet port.

There is only the USB ethernet port that you can get.

[juiceman]

OYung_Jah, my interest is in a desktop only option, not for a laptop device, a PCI-card Wireless router. I'm still interested to learn why it's a ridiculous idea, I'm granting it may well be, or it would have been made already. Jahman, I think you misunderstood what I had in mind.

[fishrule]

Whats the point? All modern mobos come with onboard ethernet anyways.

[jahman182]

Whats the point? All modern mobos come with onboard ethernet anyways.

@juiceman What he said and if you need the best of both worlds buy a wireless card for you desktop. Simple

[FossilWolf]

Does a Wireless Network Via Ad Hoc Count ? , or You mean Regular A/B/G/N ? on that one card ...
Only Difference in cables is one power cable ..
Modem -> Wireless router = 2 Power Cables + 1 RJ 45 Cables .. Power Saving (If Your Rich These two words Don't Exist ) , Since these Two would mainly online Constantly and Turning on the Pc when actually needed ...
Modem -> The Imaginary Pci Wireless Card within Cpu + Monitor + Speakers -> 4 Power Cables + 1 RJ45 cable .. System Needs To be Constantly On to Supply the Network Flow
As the World Expands in Population and Technology Spread More and More , More Power is Being Drained .. So the Developers of Such Technology was thinking to save power first .
If They Did invent such a Pci Wireless card ( not adhoc ) i can imagine it being used for some Network Security Admin though.. but they would logically go Ethernet to secure all lines from Outside..