6Contents
8 Setting Up and Using Networks . . . . . . . 79
Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable . . 79
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft®
Windows® XP Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft Windows
Vista® Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) . . . . . . . . . 80
What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . 80
Checking Your Wireless Network Card . . . . . . 81
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router
and a Broadband Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Connecting to a WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Mobile Broadband/Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) 85
What You Need to Establish a Mobile
Broadband Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . 86
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card. . . . 86
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . 87
Microsoft® Windows® Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9 Using Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Card Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Card Blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Extended Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Installing a PC Card or ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . 90
Removing a Card or Blank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92